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The Associated Press sued White House officials Friday for restricting the wire service’s access to the Oval Office and Air Force One over its refusal to use “Gulf of America” in its AP Stylebook. Claiming the restrictions violate the outlet’s First Amendment rights and due process protections under the Fifth Amendment,

President Donald Trump plans to sign more executive orders while returning to Washington on Air Force One Wednesday evening, according to the White House. He was in Miami earlier in the day for a meeting in the Miami area of business executives hosted by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund.

Elon Musk holds a stuffed Air Force One toy after arriving with President Donald Trump on Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, in Washington.

The administration blasted the news organization for “misinformation” over its refusal to refer to the “Gulf of America.”

White House indefinitely bans AP from the Oval Office, Air Force One because it is still calling it the Gulf of Mexico and not the 'Gulf of America.'

The Associated Press, which serves news outlets across the globe, uses Gulf of Mexico but notes Trump’s renaming is as Gulf of America as well.

The White House escalated its feud with The Associated Press on Friday, blocking the news outlet from the Oval Office and Air Force One because it refuses to use Gulf of America as the new moniker for the Gulf of Mexico.

The White House said that it was taking control of picking and choosing the group of reporters able to cover President Donald Trump in limited environments like the Oval Office and Air Force One.

The White House said Tuesday that its officials “will determine” which news outlets can regularly cover President Donald Trump up close

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE/ WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was not happy with planemaker Boeing BA.N and his administration might have to go a different route with Air Force One planes.