According to an Axios report on the letter, the White House counsel's office warned Politico in a Monday letter that it had 48 hours to retract or correct recent stories about alleged staff drama, or it would face unspecified "consequences."
Axios reported that the deadline expires Thursday. It also wrote that the demand threatens to escalate already tense relations with Politico specifically and, more generally, with the press corps.
A Fox News report on the Wiles coverage says that White House counsel William Scharf gave Politico 48 hours to retract reporting that claimed President Donald Trump was mulling replacing chief of staff Susie Wiles.
The two accounts differ on the subject of the disputed coverage. Axios described the stories as concerning alleged staff drama, while Fox News tied the demand to reporting about Wiles. Both outlets describe the 48-hour demand itself, so the disagreement concerns what the stories covered rather than whether the letter was sent. Neither summary states whether Politico has responded.
Axios described the consequences as unspecified, and the Fox News report, as summarized here, does not say what action the White House may take. Axios attributed the letter to the counsel's office, while Fox News named Scharf as the counsel.
Neither Axios nor Fox News, in the material available for this report, says which passages of the stories the White House disputes.
Sources: Axios: White House to Politico: Retract stories or face "consequences"; Fox News: White House threatens Politico with 'consequences' if it doesn't retract Susie Wiles reporting.