Overview

• The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN, Reuters, NPR, The Atlantic, the Wall Street Journal, the Guardian and others said their reporters will not sign the revised policy, with conservative outlets Newsmax and the Washington Times also refusing.
• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended the rules and mocked dissenting outlets on social media, while a Pentagon spokesperson said reporters are only being asked to acknowledge the policy, not agree with it.
• The policy preserves strict escort and visible-badge requirements, threatens credential revocation, and broadly restricts reporters from soliciting unauthorized information, though it clarifies no prepublication approval of stories is required.
• Press groups including the Pentagon Press Association argue the rules chill First Amendment–protected newsgathering and convey intimidation inside the department, and they have engaged legal counsel.
• One America News said it has signed the policy, setting it apart from the cross-ideological coalition of outlets preparing for potential loss of on-site access.