White House Says It Has the Right To Punish AP Reporters Over Gulf Naming Dispute

The White House’s attempt at regulating language used by independent media mark a sharp escalation in Trump’s fraught dealings with news organizations.

White House Bars AP Reporter From Oval Office Because of AP Style Policy on ‘Gulf of America’

The highly unusual ban, which Trump administration officials had threatened earlier Tuesday unless the AP changed the style on the Gulf, could have constitutional free-speech implications.