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Iowa delegation silent on new DOD press rules
Thomas Hill
Sep. 28, 2025 6:00 am
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The Trump administration continues its drive to turn America into an authoritarian dystopia. Among the latest assaults on freedom of the press is Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s order that requires reporters to pledge not to gather or use any information that has not been formally authorized for release or risk losing their credentials to cover the military.
As a spokesman for the Freedom of the Press Foundation put it: “This policy operates as a prior restraint on publication which is considered the most serious of First Amendment violations.” And yet, nary a peep from Sens. Grassley and Ernst or Rep. Hinson who all swore an oath to protect the Constitution. Pathetic.
Thomas Hill
Cedar Falls
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