Pentagon announces a new right-wing press corps
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HuffPost had asked about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s tie that resembled the Russian flag and had won praise from Russian officials.
Jack Posobiec, the infamous Pizzagater who says his outlet has joined the new Pentagon press corps, had his Navy intel clearance taken away in 2017.
A court could rule on legal challenges surrounding the National Guard deployments in the coming days. And, a new policy for Pentagon reporters has led many to turn in their press passes.
The Defense Department announced that more than 60 journalists would be credentialed under its newly restrictive press policy.
The Pentagon is stacking its new press corps with a number of right-wing media outlets, MAGA influencers, and conspiracy theorists. It comes after the vast majority of the traditional media refused to agree to new rules rolled out under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and were forced to turn in their credentials last week.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has asked the military to explain why cleanup of PFAS chemicals at bases nationwide has been pushed back.
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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 new rules imposed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth they said would restrict how they do their jobs.
The judge’s decision comes weeks after Hegseth bragged to top generals about eliminating DEI from the military.