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Sean Parnell @SeanParnellASW - The Department of War has engaged in good-faith negotiations with the Pentagon Press Association, maintaining open dialogue with its members and accepting many of their suggested edits. Even the New York Times has recognized the Department’s accommodating approach. Congress has made clear that unauthorized release of sensitive information by DOW personnel is a crime. Our policy is also clear: soliciting DOW service members and civilians to commit crimes is strictly prohibited.
Beyond their displeasure at no longer being permitted to solicit criminal acts, the Pentagon Press Association’s objection to our updated media policy is that we require journalists to simply acknowledge they understand our rules protecting information critical to operational and national security. To be clear, we are not asking for their agreement, only confirmation of their understanding of these policies. At the direction of the Pentagon Press Association, many journalists are refusing to acknowledge that they understand our clear policy.
Despite many statements to the contrary, journalists are not required to clear stories with us, they retain robust access to our public affairs offices, the briefing room, and the ability to ask questions, which we continue to answer thoroughly. They can also move freely throughout the building. In sensitive areas where they can’t, they’ll simply need an escort.
The only change is an overdue update to our credentialing process, which hasn’t been revised in years—if not decades—to align with modern security standards. Such procedures are standard at military establishments worldwide, and the Pentagon is no exception.
Access to the Pentagon is a privilege, not a right and the Department is not only legally permitted, but morally obligated to impose reasonable regulations on the exercise of that privilege.
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Scott Nover @ScottNover
The Pentagon Press Association said that @PeteHegseth's media rules are still unacceptable.
PPA said the policy is “designed to stifle a free press and potentially expose us to prosecution for simply doing our jobs."
CNN told me it won't sign.
https://washingtonpost.com/business/2025/10/08/pentagon-press-rules/
https://x.com/SeanParnellASW/status/1976053449214115903

Secretary Marco Rubio @SecRubio - The Schiff-Kaine resolution is up for a vote in the Senate today.
This resolution aims to strip President Trump of his constitutional authority to protect Americans by authorizing military strikes against narco-terrorists, the Houthis, and other Iranian proxies. This is dangerous — it puts our children, citizens, soldiers, and allies at risk.
https://x.com/SecRubio/status/1976015627258065186