WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego issued the following press release:

Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and Mazie Hirono (D-HI) denounced (https://senate.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=239475b0dda40486ab60cbc84&id=c22b80766b&e=8a70c8b936) the Department of Defense's (DoD) restrictions imposed on Stars and Stripes, the military's editorially independent newspaper.

"DoD's new policy threatens the credibility of Stars and Stripes, and the reliable flow of unbiased news to service members...We urge you to immediately rescind DoD's new policy and restore editorial independence guaranteed by the First Amendment to Stars and Stripes," wrote th...