On August 30–31, 2026, the US Treasury Department denied press credentials to journalists from The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Bloomberg for a Group of 20 finance meeting in North Carolina. The Times called the action a "disturbing effort by the administration to undermine independent press."
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US Treasury blocks certain journalists from G20 meeting in North Carolina AP News
The U.S. Treasury Department is preventing certain journalists from covering a finance meeting among the world’s most powerful countries.
The US Treasury Department denied credentials to reporters from The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg for a Group of 20 finance meeting in North Carolina, the latest restriction on media access under President Donald Trump. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the decision was unrelated to journalists’ viewpoints.
The New York Times said in a statement that denying American journalists access to an event in the U.S. is "not just another disturbing effort by the administration to undermine independent journalism, but a blatant attempt to evade public scrutiny."