The White House has restricted reporters from accessing an area of the West Wing known as “Upper Press” without an appointment.

The area houses the offices of the press secretary and communications staff and reporters have been allowed into the area, which is near the Oval Office. Typically, network correspondents will wait in the area to speak to the press secretary.

A memo from the National Security Council, released on Friday, read, “As a result of recent structural changes to the National Security Council, the White House is now responsible for directing all communications, including on all national security matters. In this capacity, members of the White House Communications Staff are routinely engaging with sensitive material.”

The members of the press may still “continue to fre

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