Nexstar Media Group’s cable news operation NewsNation is barely four years old, and the outlet is already being recognized by the White House.
On Monday, NewsNation was selected to be in the “New Media” seat during the White House press briefing, and its Washington correspondent Kellie Meyer was given the opportunity to ask a question of White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt during the event.
“NewsNation started in 2021 and is one of America’s fastest growing cable news networks with a focus on news for all of America,” Leavitt said at the start of the press briefing, repeating a version of the channel’s slogan.
Meyer used the opportunity to ask Leavitt to address concerns that the due process rights of some undocumented migrants, around 200 of which were deported from the United States despite an order from a federal judge that was meant to block the action.
“(President Donald Trump) is using every lever of his executive authority and his Constitutional authority within the bound of the immigration laws of our country to ensure our streets are safer for law-abiding American citizens,” Leavitt answered. “This administration is focused on detaining, arresting and deporting illegal criminal aliens — and, as you saw this past weekend, the President used his authority under the Alien Enemies Act to deport foreign terrorists.”
Leavitt said the administration was “quite confident” that it would prevail in the legal challenge over the deportations.
The judge overseeing the case, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, suggested otherwise at a court hearing on Monday, demanding to know from attorneys representing the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) why the administration had not followed his prior order meant to block the deportations until the matter could be settled.
“We believe that we’ve complied with the order,” Abhishek Kambli, an attorney representing the DOJ, said during the hearing. The matter was scheduled for another hearing on Friday.
In addition to the White House briefing and subsequent question on the deportations, NewsNation was selected to participate in an expanded White House press pool, which travels with the president and covers his public appearances.
Robert Sherman, the channel’s Texas-based correspondent, flew on board Air Force One earlier this month and questioned President Trump about his decision to issue tariffs on imported goods.
Specifically, Sherman questioned whether tariffs backed by Trump would impact American retirees, including those whose retirement investments are rolled up in stocks and commodities.
“I think the tariffs are going to be the greatest thing we’ve ever done as a country,” Trump said, according to a press pool report reviewed by The Desk. “It’s going to make our country rich again.”
Trump complained that there were numerous factories and jobs lost over the years as companies shifted manufacturing and development overseas, where labor is cheaper.
My question in the Oval Office to @POTUS @realDonaldTrump on the possibility of future Russian aggression in Europe: pic.twitter.com/VLEFogpMCA
— Robert Sherman (@RobertShermanTV) March 13, 2025
Last week, Sherman had the opportunity to interview Trump at a White House press event, during which he asked about concerns from some American allies that they could be “the next to be attacked by Russia.”
“Do you think those fears are justified?” Sherman asked.
“No,” Trump responded. “I think when this (ceasefire) gets done, it’s done, they’re going to all want to go home and rest, and we’ll make sure it doesn’t happen.”
Russian military forces invaded neighboring Ukraine in February 2022, and triggered a conflict that continues to this day.
On Monday, the White House announced Trump had reached an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin for a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine. One condition of the 30-day truce was a commitment by the U.S. that it would end intelligence and military assistance to the Ukrainian government, according to an official in Moscow.
