By many accounts, the president’s unauthorized war is going poorly—and the Trump administration seems intent on tamping down those accounts.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is making good on his promise to overhaul Stars and Stripes, the 165-year-old independent military newspaper he bashed for “woke distractions.” The Department of Defense released an eight-page memo this week outlining the new restrictions and guidelines that Stars and Stripes must abide by. Stars and Stripes first reported the memo on Friday.
The publication, which began in 1861, receives over a third of its funding from the Pentagon, with the rest coming from advertisements and subscriptions. Even with this federal funding, Congress has affirmed its editorial independence.
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