(LifeSiteNews) — LifeSiteNews has received official press credentials for the U.S. Department of War.
On Wednesday, Sean Parnell, Assistant to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, announced the “next generation of the Pentagon press corps.”
“We are excited to announce over 60 journalists, representing a broad spectrum of new media outlets and independent journalists, have signed the Pentagon’s media access policy and will be joining the new Pentagon press corps.”
“New media outlets and independent journalists have created the formula to circumvent the lies of the mainstream media and get real news directly to the American people,” he continued. “Their reach and impact collectively are far more effective and balanced than the self-righteous media who chose to self-deport from the Pentagon. Americans have largely abandoned digesting their news through the lens of activists who masquerade as journalists in the mainstream media.”
Among the newly accredited journalists is LifeSiteNews reporter Wade Searle.
“I am honored to announce that I have received press credentials from the Department of War, and @LifeSite has officially joined the Pentagon press corps,” Searle wrote on X. “I look forward to bringing LifeSite readers news directly from the Pentagon and greatly appreciate this tremendous step forward into unprecedented transparency.”
I am honored to announce that I have received press credentials from the Department of War, and @LifeSite has officially joined the Pentagon press corps.
I look forward to bringing LifeSite readers news directly from the Pentagon and greatly appreciate this tremendous step… https://t.co/1Jlk0iqJpr
— Wade Searle (@WadeSearle_) October 22, 2025
The new Pentagon press corps reportedly includes other conservative journalists and outlets such as the Gateway Pundit, Human Events, The Post Millennial, podcaster Tim Pool, Just the News, Frontlines by Turning Point USA, and LindellTV, run by “MyPillow” CEO Mike Lindell.
The Department of War recently introduced a new policy that all press members had to sign if they wished to remain accredited members of the Pentagon press corps. The new policy required journalists to agree not to obtain unauthorized material or access certain areas of the Pentagon unless they were accompanied by an official.
Many reporters from legacy news organizations, such as The New York Times, The Associated Press, CNN, and The Washington Post, refused to sign the agreement and left the Pentagon press corps. The right-leaning news stations Fox News and Newsmax also refused to sign the policy.
