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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Joe Sommerlad

Pentagon sued over press restrictions after MAGA faithful boast about taking desks from legacy media

The New York Times is suing Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth over the Pentagon’s new restrictions on press access, which require journalists to pledge to only report on pre-approved information.

The lawsuit from the Times is set to be filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., and will name Hegseth, Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell and the Department of Defense as defendants, CNN reports.

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