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The White House is limiting reporters’ access to senior communications associates

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt takes questions from reporters during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, U.S., October 23, 2025. — Reuters Journalists will need an appointment to see the press secretary. The move follows a crackdown on press access to the Pentagon. The new rule takes effect immediately. A new White House rule issued Friday restricts the ability of accredited reporters to freely access the offices of press secretary Karoline Leavitt and other top communications officials in the West Wing, near the Oval Office. The new memo from the National Security Council bars journalists