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White House Press Secretary Praises Trump’s Zelensky Meltdown as ‘Refreshing’
Donald Trump’s firebrand press secretary Karoline Leavitt has said it was “incredibly refreshing” to watch her boss and his deputy publicly humiliate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in front of the whole world.
He’s the Face of a White House Press Corps Under Attack by Trump
Eugene Daniels, president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, is pushing back on the administration’s hostility to reporters as he navigates a move to MSNBC from Politico.
White House will choose journalists who have access to Trump in press pool
The White House announced it will choose which news outlets get to cover President Trump in close quarters or in events with limited access.
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Trump Press Secretary Announces Terrifying Change to White House Press
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to stop its U.S. Agency for International Development spending freeze, giving the government an 11:59 p.m. deadline on Wednesday to pay “all invoices and letter of credit drawdown requests” for work done prior to February 13.
Trump White House’s new press policy: Threats, revenge and MAGA media favoritism
This week is a troubling turning point in the already-tense dynamic between the Trump White House and the press corps.
White House says it will control press access to Trump, not reporters
The White House says it will decide which news outlets have access to the president, ripping power away from an independent group of journalists.
Trump will pick his White House press pool. Why does he want to control access?
The White House’s move to take control of which outlets participate in the press pool is a break from a century of tradition with the White House Correspondents’ Association.
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Opinion | The White House takeover of the press pool is a brazen attack on the First Amendment
The Trump administration has thrown out a century-old press pool in a brazen attack on the principles of American democracy and the free press.
White House takes control of the press pool, hopes to welcome ‘new voices’
A select group of D.C.-based journalists should no longer have a monopoly over the privilege of press access at the White House,’ the White House press secretary said Tuesday
White House charges anti-Trump bias
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt talks Oval Office fallout, Elon Musk and DOGE's efforts, the White House's changes to the press pool and more on 'MediaBuzz.'
‘We won't succumb’: Jim Acosta on the ‘lunacy’ of Trump’s takeover of the White House press pool
Donald Trump has consistently shown his disdain for journalists, frequently calling the media “the enemy of the people”. “The press, we're not the enemy of the people, we're defenders of the people,” says former Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta.
White House press secretary slams NY Times reporter as ‘left-wing stenographer’ over Trump-Putin comparison
Peter Baker, a veteran journalist and former Moscow correspondent for the New York Times, compared the White House’s decision ...
Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre slams Democrats for turning on Joe Biden: 'It was a firing squad'
Karine Jean-Pierre criticized the Democratic Party for abandoning Joe Biden after his weak presidential debate performance, ...
Charles Barkley rips idea of teams boycotting Donald Trump’s White House: ‘That’s just stupid’
Charles Barkley doesn’t support Donald Trump on everything, but the NBA broadcaster believes sports teams like the ...
Karoline Leavitt announces White House will assume direct control of daily press pool after judge denies AP’s bid to restore access
"It's beyond time that the White House press operation reflects the media habits of the American people in 2025, not 1925." ...
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White House Correspondents’ Association Slams Trump Admin’s New Press Pool Rules: ‘Tears at the Independence of a Free Press’ in America
The White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) released a statement condemning the announcement that the White House will be taking control of press pools.
US pauses military aid to Ukraine, says White House
The United States is pausing military aid to Ukraine days after U.S. President Donald Trump clashed with Ukrainian President ...