Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules

Journalists at the Pentagon turned in access badges and cleaned out their workspaces, the price for refusing to agree to new ...
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Hegseth restores, downgrades Pentagon Office of Net Assessment

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has restored but downgraded an independent, internal Pentagon think tank focused on future ...

News stories show that reporters may have left the Pentagon, but they haven’t stopped working

Dozens of reporters stationed at the Pentagon walked out this week and surrendered their access badges rather than sign on to ...

Washington Post, NYT and More Reject Trump’s Revised Pentagon Press Policy, Citing First Amendment Rights

The Washington Post joined the New York Times, the Atlantic and the Guardian U.S. in spurring the Pentagon’s new press ...

Pentagon Reporters from All but 1 Outlet Surrender Press Passes After Trump Admin Demanded They Only Cover Pre-Approved News

Reporters at the Pentagon surrendered their press passes in protest on Oct. 15 after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave them ...

Hegseth changes policy on how Pentagon officials communicate with Congress

Leaders at the Pentagon have significantly altered how military officials will speak with Congress after a pair of new memos ...

A veteran Pentagon correspondent explains why the Department of Defense was unique among military headquarters

The year was 1992. The day was Dec. 8. The scene was the Pentagon briefing room, where a neophyte reporter with no military ...
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Pete Hegseth bans Pentagon staff from speaking to Congress without his permission

In a recent memo, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth informed his staff of a new rule banning them from communicating with ...