The White House barred AP journalists from Trump appearances. Here's what to know about the press pool and the 1st Amendment's guarantee of a free press.

The Associate Press has been barred from covering several White House events for refusing to use the term “Gulf of America” in reporting. University of Alabama Associate Professor A.J. Bauer explains what the broader implications are in this second Trump term.

Associated Press journalists have been blocked from places like the Oval Office and Air Force One because the organization has declined to use the term ‘Gulf of America.’

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