As controversies pile up, Trump allies increasingly turn on one another

Hegseth trying to show Trump he's a fighter amid chaos in Pentagon

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been focusing more on public and television appearances so he can speak directly to President Trump through the appearances.

Pete Hegseth faces overlapping new embarrassments amid Pentagon tumult

Between the personnel crises and the security lapses, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's tenure has gone from bad to worse to humiliating.

'You can't hide a low performer': Trump warned about Hegseth problem that 'defies belief'

The unrelenting onslaught of reports about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ranging from sharing war plans with his wife on an unsecured Signal app to screaming at military leaders at the Pentagon has become a major distraction for Donald Trump's White House, and a former President Joe Biden official ...

Welcome to America’s Unprecedented National Security Crisis - The DSR Network

We have to ask: is dysfunction an official policy of this administration? With key officials handing out sensitive information like it’s candy and ever-changing tariff policies, our national security is facing unprecedented self-inflicted challenges. Kori Schake, Ed Luce, and Rosa Brooks join David Rothkopf to break down what makes this moment so perilous.

Longtime US allies say they have ways to fight back against Trump, and they’ll use them

President Donald Trump has spent the first three months of his second term imposing his will on the rest of the globe, telling long-time allies that they “don’t have the cards.” But in capitals across Europe and elsewhere, debates are raging over the hands they could play. Proposals under consideration range from minor irritants to extreme actions that could sever defense and economic relationships that have cemented alliances for nearly a centu…

As Controversies Pile Up, Trump Allies Increasingly Turn on One Another

The latest turmoil threatens to engulf the Pentagon, where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has pushed out top advisers and faces fresh controversy over sharing sensitive information about airstrikes in Yemen outside of classified channels.