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White House removes wire spot from press pool

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wednesday

The White House is making changes to which outlets are included in the press pool covering President Trump, and doing away with the spot normally reserved for wire services covering his daily activities.

A source in the West Wing confirmed the changes to The Hill on Tuesday evening and said moving forward, the press pool will be made up of the following group: one print journalist who will serve as the "print pooler" each day, one additional print journalist, a crew from one of the major television networks, a crew from a secondary television network or streaming service, one radio journalist, one "new media" or independent journalist and four photojournalists.

The White House official said eligible outlets will be chosen for the pool on a rotating basis, and White........

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