Pentagon bars journalists from entering press office after classified redesignation
The Pentagon has barred journalists from entering its press office after redesignating the area as a classified space. The change affects access inside the defence department headquarters in Washington and was confirmed on 2 June. It comes amid a broader tightening of press access to military affairs under the Trump administration.Jose Valdez, the acting defence department press secretary, said the Pentagon Press Office had been redesignated as a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility because speechwriters from the Office of the Secretary of War share the space. He said that because those staff handle classified material, journalists would no longer be permitted... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 02 Jun 2026 02:02 LONDON
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