UPDATE: Pentagon Confiscates Press Badges of Nearly EVERY Major News Outlet — Here’s the Full List

A couple of days ago, we brought you a story about the Pentagon’s new press rules — and, the fact that the vast majority of major news outlets were outright rejecting them.

TLDR: Reporters were given until Tuesday to either sign a pledge agreeing to Pete Hegseth’s new rules for journalists at the Pentagon or turn in their press credentials.

Now, the Tuesday deadline has come and gone.

And, the vast majority of news outlets are out at the Pentagon!

Almost every single major news organization in the United States refused to sign the pledge, and so, their press credentials were confiscated today.

🚨 BREAKING: The Pentagon has just confiscated the badges of nearly every major media organization in the United States, barring their access, after they refused to sign on to Pete Hegseth’s new security rules to guard sensitive information.

Reporters were seen leaving.

“Today, the Defense Department confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America. It did this because reporters would not sign onto a new media policy over its implicit threat of criminalizing national security reporting and exposing those who sign it to potential prosecution,” the Pentagon Press Association said

Here’s a video of reporters leaving the Pentagon after handing over their badges:

The Pentagon Press Association, which was made up of 101 members from 56 news outlets, released a statement after walking out.

Per Axios:

What they’re saying: “Today, the Defense Department confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America,” the Pentagon Press Association said in a statement on Thursday.

• “The Pentagon Press Association’s members are still committed to reporting on the U.S. military,” they wrote.
• “But make no mistake, today, Oct. 15, 2025 is a dark day for press freedom that raises concerns about a weakening U.S. commitment to transparency in governance, to public accountability at the Pentagon and to free speech for all.”
• The Defense Department did not immediately respond to Axios’ Thursday evening request for comment.

Driving the news: The Pentagon announced the new restrictions last month, and gave newsrooms until Tuesday to commit to adhering to them.

• Media companies broadly rejected the pledge, claiming it would criminalize national security reporting and expose those who sign the contract to potential prosecution.
• Outlets including Axios, Fox News, NBC, ABC, CNN, NPR, AP, the Washington Post and the New York Times said they would not sign the pledge, while the conservative cable network One America News (OAN), indicated that it would sign it.

Keep in mind that these rules were things like “journalists must identify themselves with badges.”

Hegseth made it clear: