Anonymous14 days ago
A federal judge on March 20, 2026, ruled that key provisions of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's Pentagon press credentialing policy violate the First and Fifth Amendments, ordering the restoration of credentials for New York Times journalists and vacating the policy for all affected outlets. The ruling caps a six-month standoff in which nearly every major American news organization surrendered its Pentagon press pass rather than sign a pledge restricting the reporting of even unclassified information—the first such press exodus since the Eisenhower era.