...in the pool and would handle those assignments itself.
Since then, the AP has not been assigned any pool slot by the White House, although officials maintained the wire service remained “eligible” for such opportunities."

...a February hearing in the case, McFadden made a similar suggestion that the White House did not have to rely on the Correspondents Association to oversee pool qualifications and rotations, as it has done for decades.The following day, White House announced it was ending the association’s role...

EXCEPT: "McFadden’s ruling does not necessarily guarantee more access to Trump or the White House for the AP. The judge left open the possibility that the White House could end coverage of certain events entirely or have them covered only by its in-house video, photography and social media teams...

Thank you for the POSITIVE POST! 🩵

I needed that laugh. Thanks!

“After meetings with Mr. Katz and Mr. Bessent, Mr. Lebryk was placed on administrative leave, two people said. Other career officials will oversee the payment processes after Mr. Lebryk’s departure.”

“Last weekend, Mr. Krause, pressed Mr. Lebryk for access to the treasury system. Mr. Lebryk declined, the people said.
Mr. Lebryk then sought meetings with Mr. Bessent, treasury secretary as of 1/28/25, and treasury chief of staff, Dan Katz, to discuss the situation.”

“The inquiries into the Treasury Department’s payment processes have been led by the Musk allies Baris Akis and Tom Krause. Mr. Akis, a relative newcomer to Mr. Musk’s circle, is a venture capitalist who during the transition has focused on the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service.”

“Control of the system could give Mr. Musk’s allies the ability to unilaterally cut off money intended for federal workers, bondholders and companies, and open a new front in the Trump administration’s efforts to halt federal payments.”

“Mr. Musk has dispatched aides across the bureaucracy to try to radically reduce spending. He has told Trump administration officials that he aims to take control of the Treasury computers used to complete payments in order to identify fraud and abuse.”

There’s that delay … it is tricky… 😁

Yay! (Hey, I’m in Oregon too 😊)

Feel free to ask me about oboe, English horn, flute, and piccolo — those are the ones I have very advanced knowledge about (including modern techniques like multiphonics, and beatboxing on flute). Baroque oboe is a recent addition to my toolbox (performance in March).

This is such a great explanation. Horrendous tragedy. Thank you for sharing.

Thanks for sharing this. Pronouns added to my bio now.