Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was too busy to comply with a federal record preservation law after using his private cellphone and the Signal app to brief group chat members, including ...

This week, the acting inspector general of the Department of Defense released a report that found Secretary Pete Hegseth could have put U.S. troops and national security at risk with messages sent in ...

At the start of this week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced intense scrutiny over a U.S. attack on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Now an investigation criticizes a ...

James LaPorta is a national security coordinating producer in CBS News' Washington bureau. He is a former U.S. Marine infantryman and veteran of the Afghanistan war. The report found the former Fox ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing more scrutiny this week after a new report found his sharing of highly sensitive attack plans in a group chat that included a journalist violated policy. At ...