A federal U.S. district judge allowed the Trump White House to keep its ban on the Associated Press. The AP sued the Trump administration after the White House restricted the wire service from covering President Donald Trump at his press conferences in the Oval Office and aboard Air Force One,

A US judge on yesterday declined to immediately order the White House to restore full access to President Donald Trump's events to the Associated

District Judge Trevor N. McFadden denied the AP’s request for a temporary restraining order that would have restored press access, after President Trump’s “Gulf of America” decree.

The Trump-appointed judge declined to grant emergency relief to the wire service — but suggested it has a strong case.

A judge is due to hear arguments in The Associated Press’ lawsuit against three staff members of President Donald Trump, whose administration has barred the news agency from presidential events

A federal judge on Monday declined to issue a temporary restraining order against the White House for denying The Associated Press full access in covering the administration, asking for a fuller briefing before making a decision.

Earlier this month, the Trump administration began barring the AP from the Oval Office, Air Force One and other areas that have been open to the agency for a century.

The wire service had sued Trump administration officials after they restricted reporters from press events citing The A.P.’s references to the Gulf of Mexico in articles.