White House Restricts Access to Some Press Offices in Crackdown

The White House restricted the ability of members of the media to access the part of the building that includes Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s office, unless they first make an appointment to do so.

The move is the latest in a series of efforts to tighten control on journalists covering the administration. Earlier this year, the White House kicked the Associated Press out of the pool after the wire service declined to change its style guide for the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. After a legal challenge, the administration took control of pool arrangements from the White House Correspondents’ Association and now routinely selects which outlets will cover the president most closely each day.