WASHINGTON—The Associated Press (AP) news wire service is suing several members of President Donald Trump’s press team after being removed from an exclusive group of journalists with close access to the president.
For decades, the AP was a permanent part of the White House press pool, a 13-member group of print and photo journalists who are allowed in areas with security and space restrictions, like the Oval Office and Air Force One.
In February, the news outlet was removed from the press pool after it decided to continue using the Gulf of Mexico in its influential style guide after Trump issued an order renaming the body of water to the “Gulf of America.”...
