Associated Press (via ClickOrlando/national syndication)

The Associated Press is a not-for-profit news cooperative jointly owned by hundreds of U.S. newspapers and broadcasters, with no single controlling owner. Multiple independent media-bias trackers — including AllSides and Media Bias/Fact Check — rate it as leaning left of center, citing word choice, story selection, and fact-checking patterns that more often target conservatives. Since early 2025 it has been in open conflict with the Trump administration, which banned AP reporters from pool events after AP refused to adopt the administration's preferred term 'Gulf of America' in place of 'Gulf of Mexico.'