Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email Email * SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy noticeThe U.S. Defense Department will issue new press credentials while removing media offices from the Pentagon building itself, a department official announced Monday. This move follows a judge’s ruling that sided with The New York Times in a lawsuit concerning limits on reporters’ access. Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell stated the agency disagrees with the ruling and intends to appeal. The current Pentagon press corps is comprised mostly of conservative outlets that agreed to the policy.

Source: The Times March 24, 2026 06:56 UTC