In the Trump administration’s latest assertion of power over the press corps, the White House intends to take over the seating assignments in the press briefing room, according to a senior official.

The WHCA said that the White House would be trying to punish outlets it doesn't like by taking control of the seating chart for the briefing room.

The White House plans to take over the seating chart for the press briefing room and will likely boot some legacy media outlets farther back, according to a report. It’s the Trump administration’s latest effort to shake up traditional media’s grip on White House coverage.

The White House is reportedly set to put out a new briefing room seating chart — and some major outlets could find themselves losing their front-row seats. The post White House Set to Put Out New Seating Chart for the Briefing Room Which Could Boot Legacy Outlets to Back Rows: Axios first appeared on Mediaite.

A federal judge has ordered the White House to restore The Associated Press’ full access to cover presidential events.

The WHCA traditionally assigns seats for the room, but a former press secretary said tradition does not date back as far as some may think.

The photojournalist in question, Evan Vucci, was barred from the White House press pool, a small group of journalists with privileged access to the president, alongside his Associated Press colleagues.

The AP is still banned from covering some, events, the White House is poised to take control of the Brady Briefing Room seat assignments, and Amber Ruffin is a casualty of the feud.

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