The U.S. Defense Department will remove media offices from the Pentagon after a federal judge sided with The New York Times in a lawsuit challenging limits on reporters’ access to the building, a department official announced Monday. The new policy is the latest dispute over press access to President Donald Trump’s administration, which has limited legacy media while boosting conservative and pro-Trump outlets. He ordered the Pentagon to reinstate the press credentials of seven Times journalists and struck down some of the agency's restrictions on news reporting. He said security concerns prompted restrictions on press access, a claim that journalists have rejected. The current Pentagon press corps is comprised mostly of conservative outlets that agreed to the policy.

Source: New York Times March 24, 2026 16:51 UTC