White House restricts AP access to Oval Office event despite court order

April 14, 2025, 3:21 pm

Multiple news coverage details how a reporter and photographer from The Associated Press were barred from an Oval Office event featuring President Donald Trump, even though a federal court had ordered that they be allowed entry. The decision, which directly contravened judicial authority, has sparked debates over press freedom and government transparency. Media critics have condemned the move, arguing that it undermines fair access to news events at the highest level of government.

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Despite a court order, a reporter and photographer from The Associated Press were barred from an Oval Office news conference on Monday with President Donald Trump and his counterpart from El Salvador, Nayib Bukele. Last week’s federal court decision forbidding the Trump administration from...

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