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Despite a court order, White House bars AP from Oval Office event

The Associated Press · DAVID BAUDER · last updated April 14, 2025 – 6:35 PM

Despite a court order, a reporter and photographer from The Associated Press were barred from an Oval Office news conference on Monday with President Donald Trump and his counterpart from El Salvador, Nayib Bukele.

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