US EditionUS appeals court weighs whether Trump can ban AP from Oval Office
The case challenges whether the president can exclude news outlets based on viewpoint, with a lower court finding retaliation but the appeals court pausing that ruling.
- On Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit heard oral arguments at 9:30 a.m. ET in The Associated Press's challenge to White House access rules, while DOJ lawyer Yaakov Roth argued President Donald Trump lawfully barred AP from invitation-only spaces.
- Earlier this year, the dispute started when President Donald Trump ordered renaming the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America, and the AP kept its style, prompting access restrictions.
- AP attorney Charles Tobin told the panel 'The First Amendment does not stop at the Oval Office door,' while Judges Robert L. Wilkins, Gregory G. Katsas and Neomi Rao subjected Yaakov Roth to nearly 40 minutes of questioning about First Amendment limits on invitation-only spaces.
- A U.S. district judge issued a preliminary injunction in April ordering restored AP access, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit paused enforcement and the three-judge panel did not issue an immediate ruling Monday.
- The administration's 'forked' access policy restored AP photographers while often excluding AP reporters from the press pool, and nearly four dozen press organizations filed a brief supporting AP.
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AP and Trump administration argue access case before federal appeals court; no ruling yet
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press and the Trump administration renewed their argument Monday over a president's ability to limit media access to journalists he disagrees with, resuming a courtroom dispute with potential First Amendment implications that began last winter…
Press access to Oval Office argued in case involving Trump and wire service
Reporters in a press pool ask questions of President Donald Trump and Frank Bisignano, left, administrator of the Social Security Administration, in the Oval Office on Aug. 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — A three-judge federal appeals panel grilled lawyers for a former White House official and The Associated Press Monday in a case that could significantly overhaul press access to the Oval Office and …
Press access to Oval Office argued in case involving Trump and wire service
WASHINGTON — A three-judge federal appeals panel grilled lawyers for a former White House official and The Associated Press Monday in a case that could significantly overhaul press access to the Oval Office and Air Force One.The two sides sparred…
After Clash With White House On Gulf Name, AP Argues For Oval Office, Air Force One Access
By Fred Lucas, The Daily Signal | November 24, 2025 The Associated Press argued for keeping its Oval Office and Air Force One access before a Washington, D.C., appeals panel Monday, after riling President Donald Trump over the news outlet’s insistence on using the phrase “Gulf of Mexico.” “The First Amendment does not stop at the Oval Office door,” AP attorney Charles Tobin argued before the three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeal…
Press access to Oval Office argued in case involving Trump and wire service
Reporters in a press pool ask questions of President Donald Trump and Frank Bisignano, left, administrator of the Social Security Administration, in the Oval Office on Aug. 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — A three-judge federal appeals panel grilled lawyers for a former White House official and The Associated Press Monday in a case that could significantly overhaul press access to the Oval Office and …
AP and Trump administration argue access case before federal appeals court; no ruling yet
The Associated Press and the Trump administration renewed their argument over a president’s ability to limit media access to journalists he disagrees with. They resumed a courtroom dispute with potential First Amendment implications that began last winter when the president…
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