WSJ banned from Treasury lockups until 2025 budget

WSJ banned from Treasury lockups until 2025 budget
The WSJ broke this year's budget embargo. (Image: Depositphotos)
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The Wall Street Journal has been banned from embargoed Treasury briefings until the 2025 budget after it accidentally broke this year’s embargo an hour early.The local arm of the New York-based publication won’t be allowed entry into the Treasury’s budget, government financial statements, half-year update, and pre-election update briefings until the 2025 budget, the government agency said in a statement.“These consequences for WSJ and the specific journalist are proportionate with the degree of seriousness of the embargo...

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