Media outlets ranging from The Atlantic to CNN to Newsmax have so far said that they do not plan for their correspondents to sign a new Pentagon press policy, arguing that it attempts to threaten access to the complex unless reporters agree to restrictions on how they have normally done their jobs.

The New York Times and The Washington Post also said that they would not sign.

A spokesperson for Newsmax said on Monday, “Newsmax has no plans to sign the letter. We are working in conjunction with other media outlets to resolve the situation. We believe the requirements are unnecessary and onerous and hope that the Pentagon will review the matter further.”

A spokesperson for CNN said, “We will not be deflected from our duty to hold all three fairly and fully to account, and we will

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