Good evening. This snapshot of stories and roundup is recommended just for you, based on your interests and reading history. | | | | Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends a dinner with President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP) | | | | | | |  What to know A federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled that the Defense Department’s press policy was unconstitutional, striking it down in a lawsuit brought by the New York Times and reporter Julian E. Barnes. The policy would have allowed the Pentagon to revoke journalists’ credentials for soliciting unclassified information not authorized for release. Judge Paul L. Friedman found it violated press freedom and due process under the First and Fifth Amendments. Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed. | | | | | How was today's newsletter? | | | | | | | | |
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