Hegseth pulled strike information from secure military channel for Signal posts: Report

S.E. Cupp: Hegseth ‘reform’ has the Pentagon in shambles

Pete Hegseth came in hot. The tatted-up warhawk who’d spent the past seven years as a “Fox & Friends” weekend host was on nobody’s short list for defense secretary when incoming President Trump made him his pick to lead the largest organization in the world. His lack of experience running a large organization was only one problem. Few in leadership at the Pentagon had heard of him, nor had many senators whose job it would be to confirm him. Then…

Letter: It’s time for Pete Hegseth to resign

Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com While listening to news reports (on MSNBC) and hearing a commentator list some of the people on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s most recent Signal group chat about plans for strikes against Yemen Houthis that included his wife, his brother, and his personal attorney, my husband jokingly added his (Hegseth’s) personal trai…

Hegseth Blames Press Over Reports of Second Signal Chat in Which He Shared War Plans with Family

President Trump is backing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after the former Fox News host shared sensitive information about U.S. plans to strike Yemen in a group chat on the Signal app, this time with his wife and brother. It was the second such scandal in recent weeks. Speaking at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll — which this year was sponsored by Amazon, YouTube and Meta — Trump dismissed the reports as “fake news” and a “waste of time.”…

Hegseth faces latest battle defending his defense secretary post at the Pentagon

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth may have deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan — but now he’s facing another battle: this time on his home turf at the Pentagon.Controversy has plagued Hegseth since Trump first nominated him to serve as the secretary of defense, from sexual assault and drinking allegations, to two Signal chat debacles, and an op-ed suggesting that Hegseth may be on the way out. The new Signal controversy, along with the op-ed, are o…

'Incompetent. Irresponsible. Negligent': Calls mount for Hegseth’s ouster or prosecution

With seemingly near-daily revelations about U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s alleged—and potentially unlawful—leaks of classified or sensitive information, concerns over his leadership, judgment, and efforts to reshape the Department of Defense, pressure for his resignation or removal and even prosecution is rapidly intensifying.Hegseth, confirmed by the narrowest of margins (51-50), is one of the youngest (44) Defense Secretaries, and h…

‘He’s raising Democrats’: Even Pete Hegseth’s kids are embarrassed by his excuses

Leaking top secret military plans once is bad enough, but doing it twice is just downright stupid. Apparently Pete Hegseth is incapable of learning his lesson. Hegseth, who currently holds one of the most important roles in the government (although hopefully not for long) has allegedly made another oopsie by sharing more national secrets in a Signal group chat with his wife, brother, and a few other people he apparently felt like sharing this se…