The Pentagon has issued new restrictions requiring journalists to sign pledges not to report information — even unclassified — unless it is officially approved for release. Press freedom advocates and major news organizations condemned the policy as government censorship and a violation of First Amendment rights.
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Could Gen. Lloyd Austin III have survived leaking war plans?
A major national security breach has come under scrutiny after The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief was accidentally added to a Signal group chat where Trump administration officials, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Vice President JD Vance, discussed a pending military strike. While lawmakers from both parties have expressed concern, critics argue that the response would be far harsher if the officials involved weren’t White and connected to Trump.