Most of the nation’s leading news organisations have announced they will not sign a policy that severely restricts journalists’ access to the Pentagon ahead of a Tuesday deadline set by the Trump administration. Outlets including the New York Times, Washington Post, The Associated Press, The Hill and NewsNation declined to sign the policy, which limits access for reporters credentialed to work in the massive Arlington, Va, building. The new rules bar journalist access to large swaths of the Pentagon without an escort and say Hegseth can revoke press access to reporters who ask anyone in the Defense Department for information — classified or otherwise — that he has not approved for release, The Hill reported. The Pentagon Press Association (PPA) stated last week that Defence Secretary

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