Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth became embroiled in controversy this week after he was accused of illegally sending classified information in an unauthorized chat system to a journalist.

With new directives, Trump’s Pentagon chief zeroes in on admission to the nation’s service academies and purging “divisive” library materials.

Trump has repeatedly insisted he’s sticking by Hegseth, despite all of the controversy. He told The Atlantic recently that he’s spoken to Hegseth about his issues, and that he’s confident ...

The Pentagon watchdog is looking into whether any of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s staffers were asked to delete Signal ...

Pete Hegseth defended himself amid controversy surrounding a Signal group in which he and other top Trump administration members discussed an attack on Yemen — and mistakenly added a journalist.

The Signal controversies are among several that have created a “month from hell” at the Pentagon under Hegseth’s leadership, former Department of Defense spokesperson and longtime Trump ...

The defense secretary annoyed Donald Trump with a favor for Elon Musk. Hegseth’s problems only grew from there.

The controversy began when Jeffrey Goldberg, the Atlantic magazine’s editor in chief, reported last month that he’d been included in a group chat in which Hegseth shared sensitive information.

new video loaded: Hegseth Attacks the Media Amid New Signal Controversy transcript During the Easter Egg Roll at the White House, Pete Hegseth called coverage of his sharing of sensitive military ...

At least until now, that’s been enough to keep Trump on Hegseth’s side, even as the veteran of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and former Fox News host keeps courting controversy.

Trump national security adviser Mike Waltz reiterated the administration’s support for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Sunday ... a wave of high-profile controversies and resignations ...