The White House is limiting the number of newswires in the press pool as part of its takeover of the system.
Bloomberg was the only wire service in Wednesday’s pool. There is usually more than one wire service in a pool, such as The Associated Press (AP) and Reuters.
Press pools are used when there are space and security restrictions in places such as the Oval Office and on Air Force One. The pool is responsible for reporting on what is said in addition to delivering color for journalists who are not able to be on the scene.
This system allows outlets to take turns traveling with and asking questions of the president and vice president....