Trump Declares 'Big WIN' in 'Gulf of America' Spat With the Associated Press

A panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington ruled in favor of Trump on Friday, granting a stay on the enforcement of a lower court's decision that ruled it was unlawful to ban AP News from the White House press corps for refusing to rename the Gulf of Mexico. (Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

President Donald Trump proclaimed a "Big WIN" on Friday after a court ruled that the White House can continue excluding the Associated Press from its press pool—for now.

A federal appeals court granted the Trump administration a stay in a legal battle with the AP, which claims it was unfairly punished for refusing to adopt the White House's preferred terminology—the "Gulf of America."