Overview

• The New York Times, Reuters, the Associated Press, The Washington Post, The Atlantic and Newsmax said they will not sign the new acknowledgment form.
• Pentagon officials said reporters who refuse to sign must surrender credentials and vacate their Pentagon offices on Tuesday, calling the requirement a common-sense procedure.
• The policy bars unescorted access to wide areas of the Pentagon and allows Pete Hegseth to revoke access if a reporter requests information not pre-cleared for disclosure.
• Hegseth reposted the Times’ statement on X with a waving-hand emoji and questioned whether journalists believe the First Amendment grants them unrestricted access to a secure military facility.
• The Pentagon Press Association and a Yale press-freedom scholar warned the rules are vague and likely unconstitutional, and Newsmax joined other outlets in calling the requirements unnecessary and onerous.