US Treasury blocks certain journalists from G20 meeting in North Carolina

The U.S. Treasury Department has barred specific journalists from attending a finance meeting involving the leaders of the world's most influential nations, highlighting the Trump administration's ongoing restrictions on media access. Implicated in the controversy are reporters from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Bloomberg.

The Times' Alan Rappeport, who has covered such events since 2017, and The Times' Berlin bureau chief Jim Tankersley have been denied credentials for the Group of 20 finance ministerial gathering in Asheville, North Carolina. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent refrained from providing an explanation for the decision, stating that it had "nothing to do with point of view."

The Times condemned the administration's move, describing it as a "blatant attempt to evade public scrutiny," emphasizing the significance of the G20 meeting due to pressing global issues like the war in Iran, sanctions, bond markets, and inflation. Bloomberg News also criticized the decision, arguing that it undermines media freedom and public accountability.