Fox News, along with ABC, CBS and NBC, will not sign the Defense Department’s press policy by Tuesday’s deadline, the news networks said in a joint statement. CNN, which already said it would not sign, also joined in denouncing the new regulations.

“Today, we join virtually every other news organization in declining to agree to the Pentagon’s new requirements, which would restrict journalists’ ability to keep the nation and the world informed of important national security issues,” the networks wrote. “The policy is without precedent and threatens core journalistic protections. We will continue to cover the U.S. military as each of our organizations has done for many decades, upholding the principles of a free and independent press.”

Fox’s dissent is notable considering the Trump-friendl

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