A three-star general left the Pentagon earlier this month due to “sustained tensions” with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Dan Caine. Lt. Gen. Joe McGee retired early from his post on the Joint Staff’s Strategy,

The National Guard is building a “quick reaction force” (QRF) of some 23,500 troops trained in crowd control and civil disturbance that can be ready to deploy to U.S. cities by early next year,

Parnell confirmed that all of the journalists in the newly announced “next generation” of the Pentagon press corps have agreed to the policy.

Dozens of reporters stationed at the Pentagon walked out this week and surrendered their access badges rather than sign on to new rules imposed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth they said would restrict how they do their jobs.

When you imagine media in a dictatorship, you probably think of something dull and gray. Maybe a Soviet state-television program, extolling the annual harvest. Perhaps a smudgy newspaper photograph of Chairman Mao or General Pinochet, surrounded by blocks of turgid prose.

The Federalist, the Epoch Times, and One America News signed the Defense Department’s press rules. The rest are freelancers, independent or work for media outfits based overseas.

The Pentagon ordered state National Guards to form "Quick Reaction Force" teams trained to respond to civil unrest across the country and ready to deploy by the start of next year, per multiple reports.