The longtime publisher of Stars and Stripes, the US military newspaper, has resigned amid growing disagreements with the Pentagon over the publication’s editorial independence and direction.

Longtime Stars and Stripes publisher Max D. Lederer Jr. has announced his retirement. The development comes as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon seeks to exert editorial…

The publisher’s departure comes seven months after the Pentagon announced on social media that it intended to overhaul the newspaper to align with department messaging