Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has designated the Pentagon press office a classified space, physically barring journalists from an area that has been freely accessible to reporters across multiple administrations. In a statement, Reporters Without Borders said, “No matter how petulant Pete gets, journalists will continue their tenacious reporting and hold the Pentagon accountable for the money, operations, and lives they impact every day.”

Separately, a federal court temporarily blocked the Pentagon from discharging transgender service members, while still allowing the administration to continue banning transgender people from entering the military. It comes as Hegseth also struck several female and Black Navy officers from a promotions list. Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island said in a recent testimony, “Nearly 60% of the senior officers Hegseth has fired are female or Black.”