The Pentagon is implementing new guidelines that will require journalists to sign a pledge and agree to report only approved ...

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

Starting on Wednesday, all but one media outlet that regularly covers the Department of Defense is set to lose access to the Pentagon. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth demanded that reporters agree ...

ABC's Jon Karl battled House Speaker Mike Johnson, Sunday, about Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth amid the widely-criticized ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday derided media outlets that said their reporters would not sign the Pentagon’s ...

NPR’s Tom Bowman, who has covered the Pentagon for 28 years, publicly surrendered his own credentials in protest of the “unprecedented” policy rather than abide by the restrictions. The Pentagon’s own ...

News organizations warn the policy amounts to “intimidation” and threatens journalists’ ability to inform the public.

On social media, journalists shared recollections and memorabilia from their time working inside the Pentagon.

Hegseth says the titles secretary of war and War Department better reflect the military's mission to fight and win wars. But ...

The beleaguered defense secretary is going so far to crack down on the free press that his former employer is rejecting his ...

Hegseth, the current Secretary of War, has faced significant backlash from LGBTQ+ advocates for his views. In June, the ...