The wire service on Wednesday accused The White House of continuing to bar its reporters from the press pool despite a judge’s order that called the restriction a violation of the First Amendment.

A lawyer for President Donald Trump's administration argued on Thursday that Trump has broad authority over media access to the White House and asked a U.S. federal appeals court to keep a judge from lifting restrictions the White House imposed on the Associated Press.

The White House’s battle with The Associated Press is far from over. Though a judge ordered key officials to restore the wire service’s access to certain White House spaces, the Trump administration has found work-arounds to keep the AP iced out in certain places over its refusal to use the term Gulf of America in