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WHCA: Revoking access for journalists violates 1st Amendment

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September 18, 2026

Statement on White House position on CNN, MSNOW and POLITICO

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April 7, 2026

WHCA Announces Record High Spending for Scholarships

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What is the WHCA

The WHCA is a nonprofit member organization for White House journalists that helps facilitate robust coverage of the presidency.

Who is in the WHCA

Our membership encompasses a diverse group of journalists who cover the White House, including 900 individual members and more than 250 news outlets of all kinds and sizes, from a range of viewpoints, mediums and audiences and from locations across the U.S. and the world.

Why Our Work Matters

We serve as the go-between for our members and the White House – to fight for the broadest access to officials, policies, events and trips and the smoothest logistics and operations. This enables the journalists who cover the White House to seek answers from our nation’s highest office on behalf of the American people, who need unfiltered information about government officials to stay informed and make decisions critical to their lives. It is core to our organization’s mission, to American democracy itself, and to the needs of the American people to ensure the press has the ability to independently report on the presidency, without control from the government.

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icon-external-link Banned news outlets sue Trump administration as TV pool networks halt coverage of president (Spectrum News, 09/22/2026)
icon-external-link Editorial: A remarkable show of unity for press access (Washington Post, 09/22/2026)
icon-external-link Understanding the importance of the White House press pool (NPR, 09/22/2026)
icon-external-link WHCA Reschedules Dinner, Says New Event Will Feature “Enhanced Safety Measures” (Deadline, 06/02/2026)
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