{"id":2424184,"date":"2025-04-16T12:04:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T16:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-activates-nuclear-option-after-judges-ruling-on-associated-press\/"},"modified":"2025-04-16T12:07:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T16:07:20","slug":"white-house-activates-nuclear-option-after-judges-ruling-on-associated-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-activates-nuclear-option-after-judges-ruling-on-associated-press\/","title":{"rendered":"White House Activates Nuclear Option After Judge\u2019s Ruling on Associated Press"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fwhite-house-activates-nuclear-option-after-judges-ruling-on-associated-press%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=2424184&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>The Trump administration is currently in conflict with the Associated Press (AP) regarding media access to the White House. A federal judge had ordered the administration to grant the AP access to White House events, but in response, the administration is implementing a new policy that reduces the number of media pool spots available for wire services like AP, Bloomberg, and Reuters. This change means that a spot previously reserved for wire services will now be allocated for a print journalist, diminishing guaranteed access for these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/news-outlets-issue-major-corrections-after-botching-reports-on-december-phone-call-between-trump-ga-election-investigator\/\" title=\"News ... Issue Major Corrections After Botching Reports On December Phone Call Between ..., GA Election Investigator\">major news outlets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>the White House Correspondents\u2019 Association had previously managed media pool allocations, but Trump Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has taken control of this process, resulting in fewer guaranteed slots for wire services. AP representatives have criticized the new policy, arguing that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-removes-wire-service-spot-from-press-rotation-after-legal-loss-to-ap-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... removes wire service ... from ... rotation after legal loss to ... - Washington Examiner\">wire services represent thousands<\/a> of news organizations and provide essential coverage to local media. Despite the tensions,AP acknowledges that Trump has been more accessible to the media compared to his predecessor,Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>The administration defends its decision by stating that the AP&#8217;s ancient level of access is no longer warranted and that it plans to appeal the court ruling that mandated equal access. the administration\u2019s stance appears to be an effort to reshape media interactions during its presidency, specifically targeting outlets like the AP who have been critical of Trump.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration is refusing to surrender in its battle with the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>After being ordered by a federal judge to give AP access to White House events, the Trump administration responded with a policy gambit that would remove a position set aside for wire services such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/associated-press-forced-delete-article-getting-caught-pushing-lie-tulsi-gabbard-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AP<\/a>, Bloomberg or Reuters in a media pool, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/04\/15\/media\/white-house-pool-wire-services-ap-reuters-bloomberg\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Access to President Donald Trump is coveted, and rotates through the various media outlets that cover the White House.<\/p>\n<p>The White House Correspondents&rsquo; Association formerly oversaw who received media pool spots. In February Trump press secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-karoline-leavitt-shoots-complete-fallacy-pushed-hillary-clinton-dems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Karoline Leavitt<\/a> took control, with minimal effect on who had access to Trump.<\/p>\n<p>That is changing. Now, the pool will have one fewer spot for wire services, which means that AP, Reuters and Bloomberg are no longer guaranteed spots. The spot taken away from the wire services, which provide news to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/glenn-greenwald-explains-how-multiple-media-outlets-can-independently-confirm-false-information\/\" title=\"Glenn Greenwald Explains How Multiple ... Can \u2018Independently Confirm\u2019 False Information\">multiple media outlets<\/a>, will now be set aside for a print journalist.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>A White House memo outlining the change said &ldquo;outlets will be eligible for participation in the Pool, irrespective of the substantive viewpoint expressed by an outlet.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump and the AP have been at odds over AP&rsquo;s refusal to call the Gulf of America by the name Trump gave it, instead calling it the Gulf of Mexico, the name by which other countries refer to the body of water.<\/p>\n<p>The White House said Trump&rsquo;s press secretary &ldquo;shall retain day-to-day discretion to determine composition of the pool,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ap-trump-press-speech-white-house-access-97a6f5532edd5eec09bd292ba5c9dbdb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>AP offered a different description of the pool process from that outlined by CNN. the difference between interpretations could not immediately be reconciled.<\/p>\n<p>It said that due to the change, &ldquo;roughly three dozen reporters will rotate for two regular slots.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>AP representative Lauren Easton castigated the new policy.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The wire services represent thousands of news organizations across the U.S. and the world over,&rdquo; Easton said. &ldquo;Our coverage is used by local newspapers and television stations in all 50 states to inform their communities.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While criticizing the administration, the AP report still admitted, &ldquo;Despite the occasional fireworks, Trump has made himself accessible to the media more than his predecessor, former President Joe Biden. Cramped-quarters events, particularly in the Oval Office, are some of his favorite places to talk &mdash; rendering the new access policy all the more impactful.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sorry but the courts shouldn&rsquo;t have any power to tell the President of the United States that he has to let the Associated Press in the Oval Office<\/p>\n<p>Thank you President Trump for defying the courts order and not allowing the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">hateful fake news organization<\/a> in the White House<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Terrence K. Williams (@w_terrence) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/w_terrence\/status\/1912001887504674885?\">April 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/karoline-leavitt-swats-fake-news-mainstream-media-report-trumps-ukraine-decision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">White House<\/a> has said AP had long been given access beyond anyone else, but times have changed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No other news organization in the United States receives the level of guaranteed access previously bestowed upon the AP,&rdquo; it has said. &ldquo;The AP may have grown accustomed to its favored status, but the Constitution does not require that such status endure in perpetuity.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration has said it will appeal a ruling that required AP to be given equal access to everyone else.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Following a federal judge&#8217;s order to grant AP access to White House events, the administration proposed a policy change that eliminates a designated spot for wire services like AP, Bloomberg, or Reuters in the media pool, as reported by CNN. Access to President Trump is highly sought after and rotates among various media outlets covering the White House. Previously managed by the White House Correspondents\u2019 Association, control of pool access shifted to press secretary Karoline Leavitt in February with little impact on who could meet Trump. However, this is now changing; one less spot will be available for wire services, meaning AP, Reuters, and Bloomberg no longer have guaranteed access. The position previously reserved for these services will now be allocated to a print journalist.<\/p>\n<p>A memo from the White House stated that &#8220;outlets will be eligible for participation in the Pool regardless of their expressed viewpoint.&#8221; Tensions between Trump and AP have arisen over naming disputes regarding geographical locations. The administration maintains that Trump&#8217;s press secretary has discretion over pool composition daily.<\/p>\n<p>AP provided an alternative view of how pool access works compared to CNN&#8217;s report; however, these interpretations could not be reconciled immediately. They noted that about three dozen reporters would rotate through two regular slots due to this change. An AP representative criticized the new policy as detrimental since wire services represent numerous news organizations across America and globally.<\/p>\n<p>Despite criticisms from AP regarding Trump&#8217;s accessibility compared to former President Biden\u2019s approach\u2014especially during cramped Oval Office events\u2014the report acknowledged Trump&#8217;s greater openness overall.<\/p>\n<p>The White House contended that AP had historically enjoyed more access than any other news organization but asserted that such privileges are not constitutionally guaranteed indefinitely and announced plans to appeal a ruling mandating equal access for all media outlets<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2424185,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/white-house.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50326,32327,34889,43483,32127],"class_list":["post-2424184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-associated-press","tag-breaking-news","tag-judges-ruling","tag-nuclear-option","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/white-house.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2424184","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2424184"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2424184\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2424188,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2424184\/revisions\/2424188"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2424185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2424184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2424184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2424184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}