A lawyer for The New York Times urged a federal judge to compel the Pentagon's compliance with a court order blocking its press access policy, citing the newspaper's 10-day-old order. The Pentagon has refused to enforce the policy, despite the court's ruling.

The Pentagon has flouted a court order blocking it from enforcing a policy limiting news reporters’ access to the Defence Department’s headquarters, a lawyer for The New York Times asserted on Monday in urging a federal judge to compel the government’s compliance with the 10-day-old order. US District Judge Paul Friedman did not immediately rule from the bench after hearing a second round of arguments from lawyers for the newspaper and the Trump administration. The New York Times claims Pentagon...