Hegseth changes policy on how Pentagon officials communicate with Congress BEN FINLEY and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN Associated Press Oct 27, 2025 Oct 27, 2025 Updated Oct 27, 2025 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Leaders at the Pentagon have significantly altered how military officials will speak with Congress after a pair of new memos issued this month.kAmx? 2? ~4E] `d >6>@[ s676?D6 $64C6E2CJ !6E6 w68D6E9 2?5 9:D 56AFEJ[ $E6G6 u6:?36C8[ @C56C65 !6?E28@? @77:4:2=D — :?4=F5:?8 E96 492:C>2? @7 E96 y@:?E r9:67D @7 $E277 — E@ @3E2:? A6C>:DD:@? 7C@> E96 56A2CE>6?E’D >2:? =68:D=2E:G6 2772:CD @77:46 367@C6 E96J 92G6 2?J 4@>>F?:42E:@? H:E9 r2A:E@= w:==]k^AmkAm%96 >6>@ H2D :DDF65 E96 D2>6 52J k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^A6?E28@?\AC6DD\2446DD\968D6E9\ECF>A\C6DEC:4E:@?D\d5h4a2eb6c6_b3h`74`dce33_h7737`aQm!6?E28@? C6A@CE6CD 6I:E65 E96 3F:=5:?8k^2m C2E96C E92? 28C66 E@ E96 56A2CE>6?E’D C6DEC:4E:@?D @? E96:C H@C<[ 2?5 :E 2AA62CD E@ 36 A2CE @7 2 3C@256C 677@CE 3J w68D6E9 E@ 6I6CE E:89E6C 4@?EC@= @G6C H92E E96 56A2CE>6?E 4@>>F?:42E6D E@ E96 @FED:56 H@C=5]k^Am People are also reading… Warren Buffett stops Gates Foundation donations, will give $6 billion to family foundations Just: As allegations accumulate, ex-Nebraska wrestler AJ Ferrari has blown chance after chance Elkhorn-area man is charged after Humane Society confiscates 79 animals Draft-day shocker: Nebraska baseball star Dylan Carey goes unselected across 613 picks ‘She is so good’: Nebraska volleyball’s next breakout candidate is waiting in the wings Two Nebraska volleyball All-Americans join Dani Busboom Kelly at Big Ten media days Papillion man flees crash, opens fire at Omaha bar, critically injuring man, police say Nebraska’s 2029 football schedule still has one opening — and suitors are emerging Nebraska football adds Iowa Western running back Tikey Hayes to 2026 roster Zebra among 60 animals confiscated from west Omaha property by Nebraska Humane Society Norfolk man sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for child sex abuse images Op-ed: I'm a Nebraska neurosurgeon and NU regents candidate. We need a return to decency Big Ten Beach Read: Eight potential upsets in 2026 include two Nebraska games 10-year-old boy dies in alleged west Omaha drunken driving accident Police identify man fatally shot at south-central Omaha home kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ E96 >6>@[ 2 4@AJ @7 H9:49 H2D 2FE96?E:42E65 3J 2 !6?E28@? @77:4:2=[ “F?2FE9@C:K65 6?8286>6?ED H:E9 r@?8C6DD 3J W!6?E28@?X A6CD@??6= 24E:?8 :? E96:C @77:4:2= 42A24:EJ[ ?@ >2EE6C 9@H H6==\:?E6?E:@?65[ >2J F?56C>:?6 s6A2CE>6?E\H:56 AC:@C:E:6D 4C:E:42= E@ 249:6G:?8 @FC =68:D=2E:G6 @3;64E:G6D]”k^AmkAm$62? !2C?6==[ E96 E@A !6?E28@? DA@<6D>2?[ 42==65 E96 >@G6 2 “AC28>2E:4 DE6A” E92E’D A2CE @7 2? 677@CE “E@ :>AC@G6 244FC24J 2?5 C6DA@?D:G6?6DD :? 4@>>F?:42E:?8 H:E9 E96 r@?8C6DD E@ 724:=:E2E6 :?4C62D65 EC2?DA2C6?4J]”k^Am kAm!C6G:@FD=J[ :?5:G:5F2= 286?4:6D 2?5 >:=:E2CJ 3C2?496D H:E9:? E96 !6?E28@? H6C6 23=6 E@ >2?286 E96:C @H? 4@>>F?:42E:@?D H:E9 r@?8C6DD]k^Am kAmp D64@?5 >6>@[ :DDF65 ~4E] `f[ 5:C64E65 2 “H@C<:?8 8C@FA E@ 7FCE96C 567:?6 E96 8F:52?46 @? =68:D=2E:G6 6?8286>6?ED]”k^AmkAm%96 >6>@D H6C6 7:CDE C6A@CE65 3J E96 H63D:E6 qC62<:?8 s676?D6]k^Amk2D:56 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\C6=4@?E6?E E?4>D\:?=:?6\C6=4@?E6?E\C676CQmk9cm|@C6 r@G6C286k^9cmkAm|~#t x}$xsti !6?E28@? 2??@F?46D ‘?6H’ AC6DD 4@CADi {:?56==%'[ CF? 3J “|J!:==@H” rt~ |:<6 {:?56==[ 2>@?8 E9@D6 8:G6? 2446DD] kDEC@?8m!286 pak^DEC@?8mk^Amk^2D:56m 0 Comments Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Watch Now: Related Video U.S., Iran strikes continue for fifth straight day as Washington launches new wave of attacks Trump threatens strikes on Iran's bridges and power plants Trump threatens strikes on Iran's bridges and power plants Paramount's Warner takeover challenged by 12 US states Paramount's Warner takeover challenged by 12 US states Protests break out in Maine after ICE agents fatally shot man Protests break out in Maine after ICE agents fatally shot man
