Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s controversial chief of staff, who played a central role in a power struggle that gripped the Pentagon, will exit the agency today. Joe Kasper was originally ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s attempts to rein in the chaos at the Pentagon are only creating more internal turmoil, according to a report from The Washington Post. The Post, citing unnamed ...

Joe Kasper, Hegseth’s former chief of staff, who was at the center of the controversy, also departed the Pentagon, as did former top spokesman John Ullyot, who penned a blistering op-ed in ...

Hegseth earlier this month fired three top aides: including his aide, Dan Caldwell, his deputy chief of staff Darin Selnick, and the chief of staff to the deputy defense secretary, Colin Carroll.

Key Background. Hegseth, 44, a former Fox News host and Army National Guard veteran who served stints in Afghanistan and Iraq, is one of Trump’s most controversial nominees and was narrowly ...

The same aide pointed to the departure of Hegseth’s senior staff last week — including Colin Carroll, Dan Caldwell and Darin Selnick — as a potential reset opportunity, even as others have ...

Trumpworld Pushes Back Against Dueling Pete Hegseth Controversies Donald Trump’s Defense Secretary pick has come under scrutiny for “extremist” tattoos and sexual misconduct allegations.

Hegseth and the Trump Administration faced heavy criticism about the implications for ... downplayed the controversy, ... along with former deputy defense secretary chief of staff Colin ...

Pete Hegseth didn’t become defense secretary because he had the resume of a great statesman. But President Donald Trump spent huge political capital getting Hegseth confirmed because the ...