AP says journalists blocked from Oval Office after judge’s order

Appeals court hears arguments on Trump restricting AP from White House spaces • South Dakota Searchlight

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit heard arguments at the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse on April 17, 2025, over the White House denying The Associated Press journalists from certain spaces open to other journalists. (U.S. General Services Administration photo)WASHINGTON — The Associated Press and the Trump administration faced tough questioning in court Thursday as the White House figh…

Appeals court hears arguments on Trump restricting AP from White House spaces

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit heard arguments at the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse on April 17, 2025, over the White House denying The Associated Press journalists from certain spaces open to other journalists. (U.S. General Services Administration photo)WASHINGTON — The Associated Press and the Trump administration faced tough questioning in court Thursday as the White House figh…

AP and the Trump administration argue over presidential access before appeals judges

The Associated Press and the Trump administration returned to a courtroom Thursday — and will be in another on Friday — as part of the high-stakes battle over who can control which journalists are able to question the president. Lawyers argued before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals about putting in place a lower court order last week that the administration stop excluding AP from covering events in places like the Oval Office an…

The Associated Press’ Narrow “Victory” Over the White House

The Associated Press claims it won a “major victory” in its lawsuit against the White House, but you would think a wire service that says it provides “accurate, unbiased news” would be a little more accurate in its reporting. Federal district court Judge Trevor McFadden issued a preliminary injunction in AP’s favor, but the decision is much narrower than what AP portrays. The lawsuit, Associated Press v. Taylor Budowich (deputy chief of staff at…

The Associated Press’ Narrow ‘Victory’ Over the White House

Judge Trevor McFadden’s ruling was: “Under the First Amendment, if the Government opens its doors to some journalists … it cannot then shut those doors to other journalists because of their viewpoints.”

The AP says White House is defying court order to restore its access - West Hawaii Today

The Associated Press said in a court filing on Wednesday that the Trump administration had defied a federal judge’s order requiring the administration to restore the wire service’s full access to the White House.