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Polygraph Threats, Leaks and Infighting: The Chaos Inside Hegseth’s Pentagon

WASHINGTON—Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was rattled. Word had leaked that he was planning a classified briefing for Elon Musk on China, a revelation that infuriated President Trump and raised alarms inside the Pentagon given Musk’s business ties to Beijing.

The New York Times · 3d

Under Hegseth, Chaos Prevails at the Pentagon

The defense secretary’s inner circle is in disarray, and distrust is growing among civil servants and senior military officials.

MSNBC · 15h

Hegseth 'anxious and concerned' about his job: WSJ reporter on Pentagon 'chaos'

The Wall Street Journal's Alex Ward discusses his latest reporting on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Hegseth set up Signal on Pentagon office computer

Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) · 1d

Hegseth reportedly has unsecured internet line in Pentagon office for Signal

Pressure is building on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The Washington Post first reported and the News Hour confirmed that Hegseth had the unclassified messaging app Signal installed on a computer in his Pentagon office.

The New York Times · 2d

Hegseth Set Up Signal on a Computer in His Pentagon Office

The app facilitated communications in a building where cell service is poor and personal phones are not allowed in some areas.

The Boston Globe · 2d

Hegseth had Signal messaging app installed on an office computer, Washington Post reports

Hegseth’s usage of Signal has become a growing crisis for the Pentagon after revelations that the defense secretary last month used it to share sensitive details about a forthcoming military operation in Yemen.

Stars and Stripes9h

Pentagon names four senior advisers to Hegseth after firing three officials for leaking information

Four senior advisers to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth were named Thursday amid the turmoil at the Pentagon that has included ...

15hon MSN

Chaos continues at the Pentagon as Hegseth’s chief of staff leaves post after just months on the job

Chaos continues at the Pentagon as Hegseth’s chief of staff leaves post after just months on the job - Former chief of staff ...

8hon MSN

Pentagon Prepared Briefing for Musk on Top Secret U.S. Weapons for China War

Musk never received the briefing after the Pentagon’s acting general counsel intervened. The internal confusion highlights ...

The Christian Post on MSN10h

Pentagon thwarts Trump order, restarts Biden-era policy paying for trans sex-change surgeries

The Pentagon will resume the Biden-Harris administration policy of using taxpayer dollars to pay for sex-change surgeries and ...

19h

Analysis: Pentagon in crisis — turmoil shakes US security architecture

The turmoil at the Pentagon under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has evolved into a crisis that threatens core elements of ...

13hOpinion

For the Trump administration, it’s amateur hour

Ullyot, who had been the department’s chief spokesman, described “a month of total chaos at the Pentagon,” a “near collapse ...

2don MSN

Hegseth creates makeup studio in Pentagon

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has refurbished a green room as a makeup studio in the Pentagon for high ranking officials to ...

11hon MSN

Hegseth's chief of staff joins Pentagon exodus

D efense Secretary Pete Hegseth's chief of staff, Joe Kasper, stepped down Thursday. With his departure and the firing of three top Hegseth aides over leak accusati ...

1don MSN

Hegseth’s chief of staff exits amid Pentagon turmoil

Joe Kasper leaves the role voluntarily, but his departure adds to the sense of instability that has gripped the Defense ...

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