Pete Hegseth launched a leak crackdown. Then came Signal messages, resignations, and a quiet White House reversal ...

Suspicions about leaks and a mistrust of senior military officers have defined much of the defense secretary’s first six ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of polygraph tests to search for people leaking information to the news media was stopped at the direction of the White House after a senior ...

Senior adviser complaint prompts White House to halt polygraph checks on Pentagon staff, says The Washington Post - Anadolu ...

New reporting says the Pentagon's watchdog has received evidence suggesting Pete Hegseth texted classified information about a U.S. bombing campaign in Yemen. Former CIA Director John Brennan joins ...