Pentagon Removes Media Offices and Imposes Escort Requirements After Court Loss on Press Restrictions

Defense Secretary Hegseth announced reporters will be relocated from Pentagon office space to an annex facility and must be escorted by DOD personnel at all times within the building. The move came three days after a federal judge ruled Trump administration restrictions on Pentagon journalists violated the First Amendment. The New York Times responded it would return to court, stating the new policy does not comply with the judge's order.