The decision departs from a century of tradition in which a pool of independent news organizations go where the chief executive does and holds him accountable on behalf of regular Americans.

The White House said on Tuesday it would decide which media organizations participate in the press pool that covers the president, wresting control away from the group of journalists that has done so for decades.

The move reverses the long established precedent of journalists determining who participates in the press pool.

The acting administrator of the organization that is pushing for sweeping budget cuts across federal agencies is a low-profile executive who has expertise in health care technology and worked in the first Trump administration.

White House officials told Fox News the acting administrator of DOGE is Amy Gleason despite billionaire Elon Musk overseeing the department.

A White House official appeared to finally put to rest questions about who is leading DOGE if it is not Elon Musk.