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Today in Politics, Bulletin 79. 2/25/25

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Today in Politics, Bulletin 79. 2/25/25 Ron Filipkowski Feb 26 ∙ … WH Press Sec Karoline Leavitt notified reporters that she will decide who gets to attend briefings from now on: "For decades a group of DC based journalists, the  White House Correspondents' Association , has long dictated which journalists get to ask questions of the president of the United States in these most intimate spaces. Not anymore." …  Jacqui Heinrich , Senior WH Correspondent for Fox: “This move does not give the power back to the people - it gives power to the White House. The WHCA is democratically elected by the full-time WH press corps. WHCA has determined pools for decades because only representatives FROM our outlets can determine resources all those outlets have - such as staffing - in order to get the President's message out to the largest possible audience, no matter the day or hour.” … At yesterday’s briefing, 10 of the 18 reporters Leavitt called on were from pro-Trump right-win...