The Associated Press filed a lawsuit against three Trump administration officials Friday, seeking to regain access for its journalists, who have been barred from attending White House events since Feb.

"The press and all people in the United States have the right to choose their own words and not be retaliated against by the government," the AP said in its lawsuit.

The wire service sued three of them for denying its reporters access to press events. The White House has objected to The A.P.’s references to the Gulf of Mexico in articles.