Judge declines to immediately grant Associated Press full Trump White House press access

A federal judge denied the Associated Press’ request for a temporary restraining order against officials with Donald Trump's White House, after they restricted access over the press agency's continued use of the name “Gulf of Mexico” after Trump renamed it the “Gulf of America” in an executive order shortly after taking office last month.

NBC News reported that the judge asked for more briefing on the subject before making a decision.

The Associated Press raised constitutional arguments in its lawsuit against White House deputy chief of staff Taylor Budowich, press secretary Karoline Leavitt and chief of staff Susie Wiles. The outlet’s complaint said that on Feb. 11 and without prior notice, White House officials said the AP “would be barred from entering certain areas in the White House as a member of the press pool unless the AP began referring to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.”

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