Overview

• A Sept. 19 Pentagon document warns that reporters who publish unapproved important information could lose their press credentials.
• The guidance adopts Trump-directed terminology referring to the department as the War Department and says information should be released only after prescribed procedures.
• The Washington Post, The New York Times and other major outlets criticized the move as press suppression.
• White House press secretary Levitt said President Trump is expected to sign an order designating Antifa a domestic terrorist organization, a step that has prompted free‑speech concerns.
• Reuters, citing Gaza health authorities, reported that intensified Israeli ground operations in Gaza City left a pediatric hospital and an eye clinic damaged and nonfunctional.