Judge Considers Whether Pentagon Is Defying His Order on Press Access

The Department of War’s new policy says media can’t access the Pentagon without an escort.

The Pentagon river entrance in Arlington, Va., on Oct. 25, 2023.Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

WASHINGTON—The New York Times asked a federal judge on March 30 to compel the Pentagon to restore full access for journalists, in line with a court order issued earlier this month.

The newspaper alleges that the Pentagon’s new policy—which bars all reporters without an escort—is meant as a workaround to the court’s order restoring press credentials to some of its reporters.