Rosie DiManno: In Hegseth’s War on Journalism, Truth Is the First Casualty

'Hazing, bullying and harassment': This Trump official can't handle the truth

On September 30, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth pontificated before his captive audience of 800 admirals and generals whom he had summoned from locations around the globe. The media reports of the event focused on soundbites: new physical fitness requirements, grooming standards (“no more beardos”—but don’t tell Vice President JD Vance or the president’s son), eliminating “woke” policies, and other elements of his department’s new “warfightin…

Rosie DiManno: In Hegseth’s war on journalism, truth is the first casualty

In the face of Pete Hegseth’s restrictive reporting guidelines, media agencies including the five major U.S. networks and upward of 100 Pentagon correspondents handed in their credentials and cleared their desks this week.

Pete Hegseth Can't Handle the Truth

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's new rules for inspector general investigations and press coverage spark controversy and resistance.