The Associated Press sued White House officials Friday for restricting the wire service’s access to the Oval Office and Air Force One over its refusal to use “Gulf of America” in its AP Stylebook. Claiming the restrictions violate the outlet’s First Amendment rights and due process protections under the Fifth Amendment,

Restricting Associated Press access to the Oval Office and Air Force One ranks as spite of a credible source of news during a perilous time for independent journalism.

The question of whether the president may ban news organizations from attending official events in various places — say the Oval Office, Mar-a-Lago and Air Force One — is before the courts, and the consequences for the First Amendment,

NYT columnist David Brooks said he understood why the Trump administration barred the AP from the Oval office and Air Force One, despite being appalled by it.

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White House indefinitely bans AP from the Oval Office, Air Force One because it is still calling it the Gulf of Mexico and not the 'Gulf of America.'

U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden, a Trump appointee, denied the AP's request for a temporary injunction restoring its access to the Oval Office, Air Force One and events held at the White House.

Last week, the White House retaliated against the wire service by barring AP reporters from the press pool that enters the Oval Office ... to Florida aboard Air Force One. The move ended a near ...