Federal Judge Declines to Restore AP’s Access to Oval Office

The outlet had its access limited after it refused to use the name ‘Gulf of America’ after Trump’s order changing the name of the ‘Gulf of Mexico.’

A logo for the Associated Press at its headquarters in New York City on April 26, 2016. Hiro Komae/AP Photo

WASHINGTON—A federal judge on Feb. 24 refused the Associated Press’s emergency bid to force the White House to restore its press access to the Oval Office and Air Force One.

In denying the application, U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden agreed with the government that the AP was asking for special access to the White House and that an emergency block was not necessary because the media outlet was not being harmed irreparably.