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Aaron Mehta

@AaronMehta

Editor in Chief at @breakingdefense. Shameless Boston sports nerd, foe of bad seasonal takes and the F-22 restart. EMAIL: amehta at breakingmedia dot com

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Howard Mortman
Howard Mortman@HowardMortman·
"I am looking forward to working with all of you. The Pentagon press corps certainly has a proud history of outstanding professionalism. And under whose tenure was the Correspondents Corridor opened? Mel Laird." - Don Rumsfeld first press briefing as Defense Secretary 1-26-2001
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The claim this removes the ability to screen "press credential holders for security risks" is a lie, of course. Press members have always been screened before getting badges - that's been the case for decades.
Sean Parnell@SeanParnellASW

On March 20, 2026, a U.S. District Court judge vacated key security provisions of the Pentagon's October 2025 media access policy. The court removed every provision that allowed the Department to screen press credential holders for security risks and every provision that allowed the Department to deny, revoke, or suspend a press credential based on security considerations — while simultaneously ordering the Department to immediately reinstate press credentials for the New York Times. The Department always complies with court orders but disagrees with the decision and is pursuing an appeal. In the interim, and in compliance with the court's order, I have signed the revised "Pentagon Reservation In-Brief for Media Members," effective immediately. Here is what the revised policy does: Closure of Correspondents' Corridor. In assessing the Department's security posture following the court's removal of all security screening authority, the Department determined that unescorted access to the Pentagon cannot be responsibly maintained without the ability to screen credential holders for security risks. Effective immediately, the Correspondents' Corridor is closed. A new and improved press workspace will be established in an annex facility outside the Pentagon, but still on Pentagon grounds, and will be available when ready. Escorted Access Only. All journalist access to the Pentagon will require escort by authorized Department personnel. Credential holders will continue to have access to the Pentagon for scheduled press briefings, press conferences, and interviews arranged through public affairs offices. The Department remains committed to transparency and to working with credentialed journalists who cover the Department and the U.S. military. The Department is equally committed to the security of the Pentagon and the protection of the men and women who work there. The revised policy reflects both commitments.

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Lucas Tomlinson@LucasFoxNews·
~Half of Iran’s drones and missiles being fired at the United Arab Emirates
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Natasha Bertrand
Natasha Bertrand@NatashaBertrand·
The ruling uses multiple DoD officials’ statements against them. “The record evidence supports the conclusion that the Policy discriminates not based on political viewpoint but rather based on editorial viewpoint—that is, whether the individual or organization is willing to publish only stories that are favorable to or spoon-fed by Department leadership. See, e.g., (Ms. Wilson praising the new PFAC holders for being “on board and willing to serve our commander in chief”). As counsel for the plaintiffs put it at oral argument, the difference between the prior and current PFAC holders is their viewpoint on “the nature of the role of the journalists covering the Pentagon.” OA Tr. at 16-17. In sum, the undisputed evidence reflects the Policy’s true purpose and practical effect: to weed out disfavored journalists—those who were not, in the Department’s view, “on board and willing to serve,” SUMF at 16 (¶ 91)—and replace them with news entities that are. That is viewpoint discrimination, full stop.”
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Tonight a judge ruled that the Pentagon's policy on press access "contravenes both the First and Fifth Amendments." Our statement:
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Tom Bowman
Tom Bowman@TBowmanNPR·
Judge Paul Friedman: NYT vs DOD. “But especially in light of the country’s recent incursion into Venezuela and its ongoing war with Iran, it is more important than ever that the public have access to information from a variety of perspectives about what its government is doing.”
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Phil Stewart
Phil Stewart@phildstewart·
BREAKING - A U.S. federal judge rules against the Pentagon's press policy that revoked our credentials, saying it violates the Constitution. Key quote: "The Court recognizes that national security must be protected, the security of our troops must be protected, and war plans must be protected. But especially in light of the country’s recent incursion into Venezuela and its ongoing war with Iran, it is more important than ever that the public have access to information from a variety of perspectives about what its government is doing—so that the public can support government policies, if it wants to support them; protest, if it wants to protest; and decide based on full, complete, and open information who they are going to vote for in the next election. As Justice Brandeis correctly observed, 'sunlight is the most powerful of all disinfectants.'"
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Scott Nover
Scott Nover@ScottNover·
BREAKING: A federal judge ruled in favor of the New York Times, finding that the Pentagon's press policy violated its First and Fifth Amendment rights, and that of reporter Julian E. Barnes:
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Idrees Ali
Idrees Ali@idreesali114·
A reminder that a strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children may be the ‌result of U.S. use of outdated targeting data.
The White House@WhiteHouse

UNDEFEATED.

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ABC News@ABC·
Sgt. First Class Cory Hicks described the horrific moment a drone struck a U.S. command center in Kuwait and killed six service members: “I turned to my right, and that’s when it blew up and just blew the whole building apart.” What You Need to Know is streaming on @DisneyPlus. Stream now: abcnews.link/b6V1bt1
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Phil Stewart
Phil Stewart@phildstewart·
EXCLUSIVE-AS MANY AS 150 U.S. TROOPS WOUNDED SO FAR IN IRAN WAR, TWO SOURCES FAMILIAR WITH THE MATTER TELL REUTERS
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John Hudson
John Hudson@John_Hudson·
So which is it? -This is "just the beginning" of the U.S. war in Iran, Hegseth told 60 Minutes on Friday. - The war in Iran is "very complete, pretty much," Trump tells @weijia today
Weijia Jiang@weijia

NEW—In a phone interview, President Trump told me the war could be over soon: “I think the war is very complete, pretty much. They have no navy, no communications, they’ve got no Air Force.” He added that the U.S. is “very far” ahead of his initial 4-5 week estimated time frame.

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