Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s staff took issue with photos taken in a rare briefing last week and decided to shut out press photographers from two subsequent news conferences.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was skewered on social media over a report his agency banned media photographers from recent Iran war briefings because they took “unflattering” pictures of him. After several media outlets,

The U.S. Department of Defense has banned press photographers from attending briefings due to their publication of photos deemed unfavorable to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, the Washington Post,

The Pentagon called the new reporting “false” and noted that outlets with press credentials get better access

Pentagon is banning press photographers over ‘unflattering’ photos of Pete Hegseth: report - Pentagon implemented a new rule last year that led to mainstream media outlets losing press credentials

Fourteen days into the war on Iran, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared the country’s ability to develop and manufacture new weapons “functionally defeated,” noting as well its shrinking missile force,

In a controversial move, the Pentagon has restricted press photographers' access to briefings involving Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth following the publication of unflattering images by the media. The Washington Post highlighted that this new policy came into effect after photos from a March 2nd briefing were released.

While the Post’s report hasn’t been independently verified by MS NOW, the Pentagon’s spokesperson confirmed the new restrictions on the record. National Press Club President Mark Schoeff Jr. formally denounced the developments in a written statement on Wednesday afternoon.

The Pentagon will drastically change its rules for journalists who cover the Department of Defense, two U.S. officials who are not authorized to speak publicly confirmed to NPR Friday. The move drew sharp criticism from news organizations, who said it ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is banning press photographers from department briefings on the U.S. war on Iran because he didn’t like the way he looked in recent photos. Anonymous sources told The Washington Post that Hegseth and his staff called photos of him taken by photographers from large outlets like Reuters,