WASHINGTON — The White House press office has received 7,400 requests from people interested in occupying a newly announced briefing room ... entirely redo the seating chart.

The White House has started the revolving carousel ... just like in the actual press briefing room. Another problem with the Skype seats is the inability to ask a follow-up question or a chance ...

The WHCA, currently led by Politico’s Eugene Daniels, has been making the seating decisions inside the White House press briefing room since 1981. It also determines the daily reporters who are ...

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