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New York Times sues Pentagon over new reporting restrictions
New York Times filed a lawsuit against Pentagon He accused the defense ministry on Thursday of violating journalists’ constitutional rights with new reporting restrictions.
The restrictions, which took effect in October, require reporters to sign a pledge not to obtain unauthorized material and restrict access to certain areas unless accompanied by an officer; This is a complete departure from previous guidelines. In a summary of the application, the New York Times called the policy “precisely the type of scheme restricting speech and the press that the Supreme Court and D.C. Circuit have deemed violate the law.” First Amendment.”
The Guardian, New York Times, Washington Post, Atlantic, CNN, Reuters, Associated Press, NPR, HuffPost and trade publication Breaking Defense are among the US outlets that have refused to sign the agreement.
In the lawsuit, the New York Times asks the US district court in Washington to issue an injunction stopping the Pentagon from enforcing its press policy. The New York Times “intends to defend vigorously against violations of these rights, as we have long done under administrations that have resisted scrutiny and accountability,” the company said in a statement.
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Frank “Mitch” BradleyThe Navy admiral who ordered the shooting of survivors of an alleged drug ship attack is expected to give a classified briefing to congressional lawmakers who oversee national security on Capitol Hill on Thursday, the Associated Press reported. reports.
Trump administration officials defended the subsequent attack on September 2 by arguing that the goal was to ensure the complete destruction of the boat; This, in effect, mirrored language in a secret Justice Department office of legal counsel (OLC) memo that alleged the United States was permitted to use lethal force against unflagged ships carrying cocaine because the cartels used the proceeds to fund violence.
Still, questions continue to arise about the legality of the attack, especially the motive for the second attack and the orders given by the defense minister. Pete Hegsethgiven.
“This is an incredibly serious matter. This is about the safety of our service members. This is an incident that could subject members of our armed forces to legal consequences,” the Senate Democratic leader said. Chuck Schumer he said in a floor speech on Wednesday. “Yet the American public and Congress are still not hearing the basic facts.”
Hegseth, who was in trouble after a Defense Department report found he violated department policies when he shared classified information in a Signal messaging chat in March, has tried to downplay his role in the strike. democrat senator Mark Warner asked for his resignation and the Republican senator Lisa Murkowski Hegseth had no support, he said.
The briefing comes as follows New York Times filed a lawsuit He countered the Pentagon, accusing the defense department of violating the first amendment with new reporting restrictions.
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The Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants continues as federal agents arrived in New Orleans on Wednesday, spreading fear in the area’s Latino community and causing businesses to close. Gregory BovinoThe border patrol chief, who has become the face of the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts, was seen leading a group of masked agents through the historic French Quarter as a female cornered the agents.
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The operation in New Orleans went like this Donald Trump He continued his xenophobic attacks on Somali immigrants, telling reporters Wednesday, “Those Somalis need to get out of here. They destroyed our country,” and that congressman Ilhan Omer “should be thrown into hell”.
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In more immigration news, Amnesty International The report, released Thursday, found that detainees at a Florida immigration detention facility:Crocodile Alcatraz” We are faced with “regrettable human rights violations”.
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Department of Veterans Affairs A sensitive memo leaked to the Guardian has revealed that the (VA) is also in the process of creating a new internal database of non-US citizens who are “employed by or affiliated” with the government department.
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Trump also announced Wednesday that he would repeal Biden-era federal fuel economy standards.
