After judge strikes down rules for reporters, Pentagon to remove media offices
Corroborated by 7 sources from 7 publishers
TL;DR
Reports differ across sources; according to theguardian.com, journalists who cover the Pentagon are pushing back against a new press access arrangement hastily announced by the Pentagon, calling it “an end run” around a federal judge’s ruling to restore their access.
Sources
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The New York Times (Business)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/business/media/pentagon-closes-journalists-work-area.html
2
Axios Feed
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/24/defense-department-press-policy-revised
3
CBS News Politics
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pentagon-new-press-credentials-remove-media-offices
4
ABC News Entertainment Headlines
https://abcnews.com/Entertainment/wireStory/pentagon-remove-media-offices-after-judge-reinstates-new-131343311
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Fox News Latest Headlines
https://www.foxnews.com/us/pentagon-leaders-award-2-purple-hearts-old-dominion-cadets-who-took-down-isis-supporter
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The Guardian (World)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/mar/24/pentagon-correspondents-press-restrictions
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CNBC Top News
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/anthropic-lawsuit-pentagon-supply-chain-risk-claude.html