{"id":2406148,"date":"2025-02-24T17:45:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T22:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rejects-associated-presss-emergency-bid-to-restore-trump-press-access-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-24T17:47:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T22:47:24","slug":"judge-rejects-associated-presss-emergency-bid-to-restore-trump-press-access-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rejects-associated-presss-emergency-bid-to-restore-trump-press-access-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge rejects Associated Press\u2019s emergency bid to restore Trump press access &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjudge-rejects-associated-presss-emergency-bid-to-restore-trump-press-access-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2406148&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A federal\u2062 judge has\u200b rejected \u2063the\u2063 Associated \u200bPress&#8217;s emergency request\u2063 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twitter-begins-censoring-term-groomer-following-left-wing-pressure-campaign\/\" title=\"Twitter Begins Censoring Term &quot;Groomer&quot; Following Left-Wing Pressure Campaign\">regain full access<\/a> to \u200bWhite \u2062House press events\u200c under the Trump administration while\u200d acknowledging the constitutional implications of the case. The judge, Trevor McFadden,\u2062 did not grant a\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-georgia-update-judge-issues-restraining-order-for-10-days-preventing-defendants-from-destroying-or-erasing-dominion-voting-machines\/\" title=\"BREAKING GEORGIA UPDATE: ... Issues Restraining Order for 10 Days Preventing Defendants from Destroying or Erasing Dominion Voting Machines\">temporary restraining order<\/a>\u200d but ordered an\u2062 expedited\u200d review, highlighting \u200dthe urgency of\u200c the situation. The dispute arose\u2062 after Trump issued\u200d an \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/executive-disorder-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Executive disorder - Washington Examiner\">executive order changing<\/a> the \u2064name of \u2064the Gulf of Mexico to the &#8220;Gulf \u200cof America,&#8221; which the Associated Press refused to adopt, leading\u2062 to its reporters being barred from covering key events, including those in the Oval Office and on Air Force \u2062One. The lawsuit \u200dwas filed against three senior White House officials, arguing the ban infringed upon First \u2063and \u200cFifth Amendment \u200brights. \u200bGovernment lawyers contended that no media outlet has a constitutional right to special\u200d access to the president. Both the white\u200b House Correspondents\u2019 Association and Reuters have expressed support for the Associated Press, indicating that the\u2063 ban could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/radio-anchor-fatally-shot-while-livestreaming-to-facebook-in-the-philippines\/\" title=\"Radio anchor killed while livestreaming on Facebook in the Philippines.\">threaten press freedom<\/a>.\u200d The story is \u2064ongoing and will continue to\u2063 be updated.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Judge rejects Associated Press&rsquo;s emergency bid to restore Trump press access<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1997782\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A federal judge on Monday denied the <em><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/associated-press\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Associated Press<\/em><\/a>&rsquo;s<\/em> emergency request to restore full access to <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trump administration<\/a> White House press pool events but ordered an expedited review of the case, citing the serious constitutional questions involved.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden, an appointee of President Donald Trump, declined to grant the news outlet&rsquo;s temporary restraining order against the Trump administration but acknowledged the urgency of the matter. The First Amendment dispute stems from Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">recent executive order renaming<\/a> the Gulf of Mexico as the &ldquo;Gulf of America&rdquo; and the <em>Associated Press&rsquo;s<\/em> refusal to adopt the gulf&rsquo;s new name.<\/p>\n<p>Despite McFadden&rsquo;s decision, he warned that case law on the books does not favor the administration&rsquo;s effort to block the outlet from accessing the press pool on the basis of its refusal to use the Gulf of America&rsquo;s new title, warning that the White House may want to adjust its current policies, which grant broad discretion to the White House Correspondents&rsquo; Association to delegate press matters to the broader press corps.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Associated Press<\/em> filed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courtlistener.com\/docket\/69662918\/1\/associated-press-v-budowich\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">lawsuit<\/a> after its reporters were barred from covering Oval Office events and traveling aboard Air Force One.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet sued three senior White House aides &mdash; press secretary Karoline Leavitt, chief of staff Susan Wiles, and deputy chief of staff Taylor Budowich &mdash; arguing the ban violates First and Fifth Amendment protections against government interference in press freedoms.<\/p>\n<p>Lawyers for the administration countered that no media outlet has a constitutional right to &ldquo;special access&rdquo; to the president.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3326716\/associated-press-sues-trump-officials-over-access-presidential-events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"ASSOCIATED PRESS SUES 3 TRUMP OFFICIALS OVER PRESIDENTIAL EVENT ACCESS\">ASSOCIATED PRESS SUES 3 TRUMP OFFICIALS OVER PRESIDENTIAL EVENT ACCESS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The White House Correspondents&rsquo; Association and <em>Reuters<\/em> have publicly supported the <em>Associated Press<\/em>, warning that the ban could undermine press freedom and distort coverage of the presidency.<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story and will be updated<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1997782\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1997782\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Judge denies AP&#8217;s urgent request for Trump press access<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2406149,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AP25034685531223.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50326,33740,51003,51002,3634],"class_list":["post-2406148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-associated-press","tag-court-ruling","tag-media-restrictions","tag-press-access","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AP25034685531223.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2406148"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2406152,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406148\/revisions\/2406152"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2406149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2406148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2406148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2406148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}