The Pentagon will overhaul the military newspaper Stars and Stripes, potentially ending the outlet’s long-standing, Congressionally affirmed editorial independence.

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“The Pentagon will overhaul the military newspaper Stars and Stripes, potentially ending the outlet’s long-standing, Congressionally affirmed editorial independence. The Department of Defense said the paper had become “woke” and should focus coverage on “warfighting.” The move is part of a wider trend on the part of the Trump administration to impose ideological conformity within hitherto independent or apolitical bodies. The White House has pressured the Smithsonian to promote a positive view of the US in its exhibitions, opened a criminal investigation into the Federal Reserve’s chair, and issued an executive order making other independent regulators accountable to the White House. President Donald Trump also pressured the board of the Kennedy Center to rename it the Trump-Kennedy Center.”