WASHINGTON, Feb 26 — The White House on Tuesday stripped journalists of the nearly century-old power to decide which of them cover US presidential events, with Donald Trump...
Ex-1MDB director: Jho Low was in Najib’s New York hotel suite, ‘nothing sinister’ with PM’s Goldman Sachs meet White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt takes questions during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 25, 2025.
The WHCA — of which AFP is a member — said the decision “tears at the independence of the free press.” The history of the White House “press pool” goes back nearly a century. It has long been a way of pooling resources among competing outlets, especially in cramped spaces in the West Wing. Some organizations have permanent places while others rotate through positions. Details of the White House’s changes weren’t immediately available.
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