WASHINGTON - The New York Times filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the Department of Defense and Secretary Pete Hegseth, alleging a new media credentialing policy violates the Constitution by restricting how journalists gather news at the Pentagon.

The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, seeks to block enforcement of rules implemented Oct. 6 regarding Pentagon Facility Alternate Credentials, known as PFACs. The newspaper and national security reporter Julian E. Barnes argues the policy grants officials "unbridled discretion" to suspend or revoke press passes if they believe a reporter poses a security risk.

According to the filing, the new guidelines allow the department to strip credentials from journalists who solicit or receive "unauthorize

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