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Just my quick letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth after the latest press corps restrictions today. substack.com/@barbarastarrr…

Formal response from the Pentagon Press Association.

Yep, won’t stop us from doing our jobs. As always, reach out on Signal if you have information you’d like to share. Natashabertrand.12

Apropos of nothing, I once heard Barbara Starr ask a 4 star why he was so willing to bring Press w/ him when he traveled to engage with partner nations. "The American people deserve to know what their military is doing on their behalf, and you all are how they do"

For absolutely no reason at all, reminder that I am always on Signal at halbritz.30 and am happy to connect off record 🙂

Observation: A number of critics who are cheering this media crackdown also breathlessly amplified details about the fall of Afghanistan that were first reported by the Pentagon press corps. The difference: Those leaks were politically beneficial to their side.

NEW: Within Pete Hegseth’s divided inner circle, a ‘cold war’ endures A deep dive on who the defense secretary has left in his inner circle, where personality conflicts, raised voices, and paranoia are all common. MORE ⬇️

A federal judge, in his latest finding that immigrant detainees the US intended to send to South Sudan aren’t being given due process, told the Trump administration he believes it is manufacturing chaos and trying to evade court orders. cnn.com/2025/05/27/pol…

This is *more* signs up, after some earlier cases were thrown out in court.

President Trump, on whether he warned Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to take any action against Iran that could disrupt ongoing talks: "I'd like to be honest. Yes I did."

I just love this WaPo piece. “The way we treat animals is a marker of societal development, a reflection of our moral values." washingtonpost.com/world/interact…

.Military Reporters & Editors statement: “Any of us who embedded with U.S. forces during the invasion of Iraq or spent time with our troops in Afghanistan have respected the operational security requirements of our forces far better than Hegseth did during the Signalgate scandal…(cont. below)”

Stoked about this new opportunity & my next chapter at CNN —which includes joining our already stellar Pentagon team of Natasha Bertrand & Haley Britzky

Africom chief Gen. Michael Langley says "the United States is shifting towards a trade focused foreign policy," and African nations need to work on standing on their own.

Exclusive: Kristi Noem said a migrant threatened to kill Trump. Investigators think he was set up. cnn.com/2025/05/29/pol…

“Musk told people he was taking so much ketamine, a powerful anesthetic, that it was affecting his bladder, a known effect of chronic use. He took Ecstasy and psychedelic mushrooms. And he traveled with a daily medication box that held about 20 pills” nytimes.com/2025/05/30/us/…

A must read from Natasha Bertrand cnn.com/2025/05/30/pol…

Exclusive: One America News chief Pentagon correspondent Gabrielle Cuccia criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s crackdown on press access at the Pentagon. And then, she says, she was fired >>>