White House Spokesperson Karoline Leavitt responds to a reporter's question about whether or not President Trump is considering pardoning Jeffrey Epstein's associate Ghislaine Maxwell. | Brian Allen KSFY

The Pentagon is telling beat reporters to sign restrictive new rules by Tuesday -- or surrender their press passes by Wednesday. Many news organizations are rejecting the ultimatum and saying they will not sign. The new policy was championed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The Pentagon Press Association -- a body that represents the beat reporters -- says the new policy quote "gags Pentagon employees and threatens retaliation against reporters who seek out information that has not been pre-ap