June 12, 2026
A D.C. federal judge pressed a Trump administration attorney to back up her claim that restricting reporters' access to the Pentagon has driven down the amount of classified information reaching the press, saying Friday that he'd seen nothing suggesting that unfettered access to the building was connected with leaks.
May 18, 2026
The New York Times filed a second lawsuit in D.C. federal court on Monday challenging the Department of Defense's interim policy requiring reporters to be accompanied by an official escort while on Pentagon premises, arguing that it revives vacated prohibitions on newsgathering that were already found to be unconstitutional.