Anonymous10 days ago
A federal judge ruled the Pentagon's press credentialing policy unconstitutional on March 20, 2026, finding it was designed to replace "disfavored journalists" with compliant ones—but the Defense Department responded by closing journalists' longtime workspace inside the building and announcing plans for an off-site annex. The dispute, playing out during active U.S. military operations in Iran, has left the mainstream press corps largely unable to independently cover the war, with press groups calling the revised rules a violation of the court's order and the New York Times pledging to return to court.