The Trump administration says it will appeal a federal court decision that ordered it to readmit Associated Press journalists to White House events on First Amendment grounds.

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals lifted a lower court order blocking the Trump administration from firing probationary workers, freeing the White House to fire thousands of federal workers. It

The decision was in response to a lawsuit from nearly two dozen states alleging the Trump administration violated federal law by not following common procedure when firing thousands of employees.