# Next Time, Impeach Pete Hegseth for Press Censorship

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/next-time-impeach-pete-hegseth-for-press-censorship/
- Published: 2026-11-13T10:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T10:35:03+00:00
- Original publisher: The Intercept (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://theintercept.com/2026/11/13/pete-hegseth-impeachment-censorship-brendan-carr/
- Topics: Government, Politics

## Key points

- The failed impeachment resolution did not address Hegseth’s treatment of the press.
- Courts rejected two Pentagon policies restricting journalists’ access.
- The author urges Congress to consider press freedom in future impeachment efforts.

## Summary

The article argues that Congress should include press censorship in any future effort to impeach Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, whose latest impeachment resolution failed on Tuesday. It says the resolution addressed alleged misconduct in military campaigns and retaliation against Senator Mark Kelly, but omitted Hegseth’s actions against journalists and press freedom.

The author cites the Pentagon’s removal of four news organisations from dedicated workspaces in February 2025, followed by rules requiring journalists to pledge not to seek unauthorised information. Courts struck down two versions of those rules, while a separate requirement to escort reporters around the building remains in litigation. The article also describes restrictions on Stars and Stripes, a ban on press photographers, and efforts to identify and prosecute government leakers.

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