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Judge Hears Associated Press Suit Over White House Denial Of Access

The WHCA -- of which AFP is a member -- has condemned the decision by the White House to choose pool members (Credit: AFP)

Lawyers for the Associated Press (AP) urged a federal judge on Thursday to restore the news agency's reporters access to the White House press pool that covers US President Donald Trump's events.

AP journalists and photographers have been barred from the Oval Office and traveling on Air Force One since February 11, because of the outlet's decision to continue referring to the "Gulf of Mexico" -- and not the "Gulf of America" as decreed by Trump.

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