by Kelley GreeneBuzzFeedBuzzFeed StaffAs a Resident Writer here at BuzzFeed, I cover topics like politics, weird history, tech, trending viral stories, and other various corners of the internet. This week, the Washington Post reported that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's staff barred press photographers from attending Pentagon press conferences because they were unhappy with some recently published photos of him that they found "unflattering." Since March 2nd, only the Defense Department's staff photographers have been allowed to take pictures in the briefings.