Overview

• U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden issued a preliminary injunction requiring the White House to reinstate the Associated Press's access to the Oval Office, Air Force One, and other restricted areas.
• The AP was barred in February after refusing to adopt President Trump's executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the 'Gulf of America.'
• McFadden ruled the exclusion violated the First Amendment, emphasizing that the government cannot deny press access based on viewpoint discrimination.
• The injunction will take effect April 13, allowing the administration time to appeal, though the ruling does not guarantee permanent access for the AP.
• The case underscores broader tensions between the Trump administration and the press, with implications for press freedom and the limits of executive power.