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Today is Monday, November 3rd.

Let's talk about some news.

Over the weekend, the White House announced new restrictions limiting reporters' access to the upper press area of the West Wing.

So here's what you need to know. On Friday,

the National Security Council released a memo that prohibits press pass holders from accessing

what's called Room 140 in the West Wing without an appointment. The memo was sent from the

National Security Council to the White House Communications Director, as well as the press secretary.

And it mainly cited recent structural changes to the NSC as its rationale, though we don't know what those structural changes are.

The memo reads in part, quote, as a result of recent

structural changes to the National Security Council, the White House is now responsible for

directing all communications, including on all national security matters. In this capacity,

members of the White House communication staff are routinely engaging with sensitive

material. And quote, the memo then goes on to explain, quote, in order to protect such material

and maintain coordination between National Security Council staff and White House communication

staff, members of the press are no longer permitted to access room 140 without

prior approval in the form of an appointment with an authorized White House staff member.

End quote. The memo notes that members of the press may continue to freely engage with White

House press aides in the lower press area outside of the briefing

room. And in order to meet with White House communication staff in the upper press area,

press have to request an appointment by email. To lay out this specific area of the West Wing

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