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It will now decide which journalists make up the press corps - the group of journalists granted access to restricted areas like the Oval Office and Air Force One.
Pool assignments were managed by a group of democratically elected journalists, the White House Correspondents' Association, to prevent the White House from controlling access.
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Leavitt stated during Tuesday's briefing that the new move would 'provide even greater access to the American people.'
"We wish to have more outlets and for new outlets to have the opportunity to participate in the press pool, in order to closely and prominently cover the administration's unprecedented accomplishments," she said.
She stated: 'For many decades, a group of Washington D.C.-based journalists, the White House Correspondents' Association, has traditionally determined which journalists are allowed to ask questions of the President of the United States in these private settings.'
'Not anymore,' the 27-year-old press secretary replied.
We're pleased to inform you that we will be transferring the authority to the individuals who read your publications, watch your television programs, and listen to your radio broadcasts," Leavitt stated. "Going forward, the White House press pool will be decided upon by the White House press team.
Traditionally, the pool consists of a reporter from the three wire services - the Associated Press, Reuters, and Bloomberg, a television crew and correspondent, a print reporter, a radio reporter, and five still photographers, including the AP.
There are 13 available press seats on Air Force One, and news organizations pay for the privilege of flying on the presidential aircraft.
No one has taken the places of the AP reporter and photographer who were removed from President Trump's Presidents' Day weekend trip to Mar-a-Lago and Miami.
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