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.
- The Associated Press returned to court to challenge President Trump's ban on its access to the Oval Office due to its refusal to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.
- Julie Pace stated that the organization's global audience necessitates the use of the Gulf of Mexico name, emphasizing the importance of First Amendment rights.
- U.S. District Judge Trevor N. McFadden ruled that the White House's actions were unconstitutional, prompting the Trump administration to appeal the decision without immediate consequences for the AP.
- AP's attorney Charles Tobin argued that the First Amendment protects access to public events, while the administration maintained it has the right to control media access based on viewpoint.
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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 …
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 …
US appeals court weighs whether Trump can ban AP from Oval Office
WASHINGTON — A U.S. appeals court on Monday will hear oral arguments in the Associated Press’s battle with President Donald Trump over access to presidential events, a major press-freedom case. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit is considering the Trump administration’s appeal of an April ruling that it unlawfully retaliated against the AP because it refused to call the Gulf of Mexico by President Trump’s preferred name for it: the G…
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 implicati
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