Overview

• The Pentagon’s cutoff passed with nearly all major U.S. media refusing to sign the sworn compliance statement, with One America News reported as the lone signer.
• Officials told noncompliant reporters to surrender credentials within 24 hours, and roughly 100 accreditations could be revoked as press rooms were cleared.
• The policy conditions access on publishing only Pentagon-cleared information and on a signed pledge, covering classified material and controlled unclassified information.
• Fox News joined ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC, the New York Times, AP, AFP and others in rejecting the rules, while the Association of Pentagon Reporters labeled the demand likely unconstitutional.
• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and President Trump defended the move as protecting national security, and legal challenges are expected if the order is not withdrawn.