Overview

• New Pentagon guidance says reporters who publish important information not approved by the government could lose press credentials, prompting criticism from major U.S. outlets including the Washington Post and the New York Times.
• The Defense Department document, dated Sept. 19, adopts the White House’s preferred “War Department” terminology and claims to promote transparency, stating information should be released only after proper procedures.
• White House press secretary Levitt said President Trump will soon sign an executive order designating Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization, indicating an imminent use of executive authority.
• South Korea’s special prosecutors arrested Unification Church leader Han Hak‑ja on suspicion of providing money and gifts to the prior Yoon administration, with a Seoul court approving the warrant over concerns about evidence destruction; she denies the charges.
• The South Korean presidential office published details of previously secret special‑activity fund spending on its website for the first time to demonstrate administrative transparency.