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 ...

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.

Within days of a Jan. 30 meeting with President Donald Trump, Hegseth paused 11 planes carrying artillery shells and other ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth denied discussing sensitive military information with his wife and others in the Signal app, saying what he shared were “informal, unclassified coordinations.” ...

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.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lashed out at the media and “disgruntled former employees” Monday as he finds himself embroiled in fresh controversy over his sharing of sensitive information ...

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 ...

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.

Hegseth has labeled nearly all of the controversies as left-wing misinformation designed to distract from reforms within the Pentagon. Rogers on Tuesday dismissed nearly all of the criticism of ...

The officials also shared that Hegseth has become more “insecure” about the status of his job after recent controversies, though President Donald Trump has repeatedly backed Hegseth.

President Trump playfully ribbed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the recent controversies he has faced while kicking off remarks from his department secretaries during a cabinet meeting Wednesday.

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 ...