The White House decided that rather than restore full access to the Associated Press after a federal judge sided with the news organization, it would just eliminate the position for wire services in the rotating press pool altogether.
A memo sent out by a White House official on Tuesday night lays out the new criteria for the rotation of the press pool — the group of journalists who travel with the president on a daily basis and report on behalf of the entire press corps — specifying that it would no longer include a spot for wire services.
