News Organizations Refuse to Sign Onto Pentagon Press Limits (3)

Oct. 14, 2025, 7:14 PM UTC

National news organizations including Bloomberg News, five major television networks and the New York Times said they would refuse to sign new reporting limits set out by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon.

The refusal included conservative outlets such as Fox News, Newsmax and the Washington Times. That decision means their reporters will have to turn in credentials on Wednesday and lose the ability to report full-time from the Pentagon building.

“The Pentagon’s new policy on press access restricts the sort of standard news gathering that is essential in any democracy,” a Bloomberg News spokesperson said. “We will continue to ...

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