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Hegseth orders more restrictions on press at Pentagon

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Publisher
Associated Press
Published
2025-05-24
Accessed
2026-09-03
Source quality
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    Amid the leak crackdown that followed reported Signal disclosures under Donald Trump's defense secretary, Pete Hegseth on May 23, 2025 barred journalists from entering broad areas of the Pentagon without an escort, including the offices of the military services, senior military leadership, Hegseth, and his top aides; the Associated Press reported that many of those spaces had been open to credentialed press under prior administrations.

    May 23–24, 2025 report on the escort rule, newly restricted offices, and prior press access

    After leak turmoil, Hegseth closed long-open Pentagon areas to unescorted press · Escort restrictions announced for previously open Pentagon areas · reviewed 2026-09-03