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Meet the New Pentagon Press Corps

Last week, dozens of reporters covering the Pentagon staged a historic walkout, handing in their press badges rather than submit to restrictive new media policies promulgated by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. This week, there are still news outlets—in a manner of speaking—covering the Pentagon precisely the way Hegseth and his underlings would like to be […]


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US Strikes Two Boats in Pacific Ocean as Hegseth Pledges “Strikes Will Continue”

Members of Congress say the Pentagon has still not provided any evidence to back justifications for the attacks.


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Democrat Says Trump Admin Still Lacks “Any Evidence” to Back Caribbean Strikes

The administration is now openly targeting Colombia while refusing to provide evidence to back their determinations.


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Major News Outlets Will Refuse to Sign “Unconstitutional” Pentagon Press Policy

The policy would bar reporters from seeking or reporting information not explicitly authorized by the Trump admin.


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With Wounded Knee Medals, Trump Admin Suggests There’s Valor in Genocide 

The call to rescind those medals is not about erasing history, but about refusing to let lies and conquest define it.


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Hegseth Uses Extraordinary Meeting to Fat-Shame Generals

More than 800 members of the US military’s top brass, including hundreds of generals and admirals, gathered for an extraordinary meeting in Quantico, Virginia, on Tuesday, where they were greeted by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s order to return to “the highest male standard” in military fitness tests and training exercises. In the same breath, Hegseth […]


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If Only Pete Hegseth’s Military Shaving Crusade Was Just Stupid

On September 17, Pete Hegseth—newly dubbed our Secretary of War—announced that any member of the US military who needs a shaving exemption for more than a year will be forced out of the service, tossing out a decades-old policy created for mainly Black and brown troops with pseudofolliculitis barbae, a skin condition that makes daily […]


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Press Freedom Defenders Sound Alarm on Pentagon’s New Restrictions for Reporters

“Journalists who venture beyond reporting official propaganda now risk having their credentials revoked,” said a critic.


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