In a striking act of defiance against a federal court ruling, the Trump administration on Monday blocked The Associated Press from covering a White House meeting between President Donald Trump and El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele—a move stemming from the AP’s refusal to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the …
Read More »Federal Judge Orders White House to Restore AP Access
A federal judge on Tuesday sided with the Associated Press in its legal battle with the Trump White House, ruling that the administration violated the First Amendment when it restricted the AP’s access to press events over the news organization’s refusal to adopt President Trump’s preferred terminology for the Gulf …
Read More »Associated Press Sues Trump Administration Over Press Access Ban
The Associated Press (AP) has filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration, accusing the White House of violating the First Amendment by restricting its access to presidential events. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., specifically names White House Chief of Staff Susan Wiles, Deputy Chief …
Read More »House Dems set to vote on Jan. 6 select committee
The House is set to vote Wednesday afternoon on creating a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi introduced the resolution to create the select committee earlier this week after efforts for a bipartisan special commission on the ransacking of the Capitol …
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