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General view of the Pentagon where at least 30 news organizations refused to sign a new access policy in Washington

Pentagon Bars Journalists From Its Press Office, Saying It Has Become a ‘Classified Space’

The latest move took place against a backdrop of escalating tensions between the U.S. media and the second Trump administration, which has played out both in the public arena and at times in the courts.