VP Vance criticizes censoring free speech as White House bans AP from Oval Office and Air Force One indefinitely ‘Courageous and necessary’: Elie Honig on US attorney quitting after defying Trump orders Inspector general fired by Trump calls the termination 'very troubling' Doctor shares what worries him the most about RFK Jr.

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 White House is citing the news outlet's decision declining to recognize the Trump administration's name change from Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America.

The White House has blocked the Associated Press from the Oval Office and Air Force One because the news organization has refrained from renaming "Gulf of Mexico" 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 on Friday said it will bar the Associated Press from future events in the Oval Office and Air Force One, over the AP's refusal to obey President Trump's executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.

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.

Among the ways being discussed to force faster delivery of two presidential planes are relaxing security clearances for Boeing workers and even purchasing a temporary luxury plane and retrofitting it.