Pentagon announces closure of 'correspondent's corridor'

The Department of War closed the longtime press offices within the Pentagon after a judge revoked most of its controversial media ban.

The area of the Pentagon known as the “Correspondents’ Corridor,” including working areas for reporters, was closed effective immediately after U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman, an appointee of former President Bill Clinton, ruled in favor of the New York Times’ lawsuit challenging the department’s crackdown on reporting on the military. Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell announced the closure in a lengthy post on X.