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April 9, 2025

Federal Judge Orders White House to Restore Access to AP, Citing First Amendment
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A federal judge has ordered the White House to reverse a ban on
Associated Press reporters in the Oval Office and Air Force One after
the AP refused to adopt Trump's new name for the Gulf of Mexico. On
Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Trevor Mc Fadden - a first-term Trump
appointee - issued a preliminary injunction after determining the White
House likely violated the AP's First Amendment protections.


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