Defense Department

• New York Times to Sue Pentagon Over First Amendment Rights - The company plans to say in a lawsuit that the Defense Department’s new reporting restrictions infringed on the constitutional rights of journalists.
• U.S. Military’s Boat Strikes Planning Takes On New Significance - The details could raise questions about who was responsible for a follow-up strike on Sept. 2 — the commander who ordered it or the defense secretary.
• Pentagon inspector general completes ‘Signalgate' investigation - The Defense Department's inspector general has finished a review of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of the Signal app during planning for U.S. strikes in Yemen and delivered the final report to him on Tuesday. A redacted, unclassified
• Hegseth Says He Did Not See Survivors of Boat Strike Clinging to Wreckage - The defense secretary supported the admiral he said called for the second strike on Sept. 2 against a boat the administration says was smuggling drugs.
• Lawmakers Suggest Follow-Up Boat Strike Could Be a War Crime - Top Republicans have joined Democrats in demanding answers about the escalating military campaign the Trump administration says is aimed at targeting drug traffickers.