Pro-MAGA TV network Newsmax joined many other outlets in refusing to sign the Pentagon's new restrictive press policy.
"Newsmax has no plans to sign the letter," the network said in a statement provided by New York Times reporter Erik Wemple." We are working in conjunction with other media outlets to resolve the situation. We believe the requirements are unnecessary and onerous and hope that the Pentagon will review the matter further."
The Washington Post reported that The Atlantic, CNN, and the Guardian were among other outlets that declined to sign the document.
Right-wing network OAN, however, agreed to the Defense Department's demands.
"After thorough review of the revised press policy by our attorney, OAN staff has signed the document," OAN President Charles Herring said.
Under the new policy, reporters would be prohibited from obtaining or soliciting information that the Defense Department did not directly authorize.
New York Times' Washington bureau chief, Richard Stevenson, said that the new policy "constrains how journalists can report on the U.S. military, which is funded by nearly $1 trillion in taxpayer dollars annually."
The new restrictions come after a journalist from The Atlantic was mistakenly added to a Signal chat with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth earlier this year.
Reporters from outlets refusing to sign the document were told to turn in their credentials by 5 p.m. on Tuesday.
