Cain, who made no effort to challenge Hegseth, had teed up the moment by calling the Signal messaging app controversies ― which saw Hegseth share sensitive military information in a group chat to which a journalist had been accidentally added, and also reportedly share intel with another group including his wife and brother ― as “nothing scandals.”

Pete Hegseth and his former Fox & Friends Weekend co-host accidentally matched during a softball segment in which the defense secretary gave a tour of the Pentagon Monday. He also repeatedly insisted to his former Fox News colleague Will Cain that he takes operational security “seriously.

MSNBC editor Steve Benen couldn't believe the words that came out of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's mouth Tuesday regarding his handling of classified information. Hegseth spent part of the morning on Fox News defending his use of the unsecured Signal chat app to disseminate the timing and coordinates of a Houthi airstrike in Yemen.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a new probe into the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal, vowing accountability for what he called the Biden administration’s “disastrous and embarrassing” handling of the events that led to the deaths of 13 US troops.

New reports reveal that Hegseth took part in more than a dozen Signal chats and that he halted Ukraine military aid without Trump’s knowledge.

NASCAR fans were less than happy to see that Pete Hegseth had been announced as the grand marshal for the Coca-Cola 600.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth describes the role his faith has played in his job and weighs in on the 'record-breaking surge' in military recruitment during an exclusive interview with 'The Will Cain Show.

Pete Hegseth apparently wants a renewed conversation about his handling — or in his case, mishandling — of classified information. What a good idea.