Associated Press v. Budowich

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ASSOCIATED PRESS, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 1:25-cv-00532 (TNM) TAYLOR BUDOWICH, in his official capacity as White House Deputy Chief of Staff, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM ORDER About two months ago, President Donald Trump renamed the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America. The Associated Press did not follow suit. For that editorial choice, the White House sharply curtailed the AP’s access to coveted, tightly controlled media events with the President. The AP now sues the White House chief of staff, her communications deputy, and the…