The White House asked a judge Monday to allow it to continue barring the Associated Press from some press events, arguing in an new court filing that access to the president is at his discretion and not a constitutional right.

U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden, a Trump appointee, denied the AP's request for a temporary injunction restoring its access to the Oval Office, Air Force One and events held at the White House.

European leaders pledged late Friday to stand by Ukraine in the wake of the contentious Oval Office meeting between Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Zelenskyy, with their statements in support of their neighbor on the continent ensuring a deepening transatlantic rift.