Episode Notes For this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode, Emily, John, and David discuss the implications of the White House cutting the wire services seat from the press pool to explicitly punish the Associated Press . Maegan Vazquez and Jeremy Barr for The Washington Post: White House eliminates permanent spot for news services in press pool Brian Stelter and Samantha Waldenberg for CNN: The Trump White House is axing the wire service spot from the coverage pool, the latest salvo in its battle