Pete Hegseth

Time - The knives are out for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. While top White House officials insist the growing questions surrounding the Defense Secretary's behavior is proof he's threatening the status quo, the sentiment across much of the capital is far less charitable. Amid the fallout of news that he shared military targets to a second group chat, this time from his personal phone and to family members, there is a growing sense that the former Fox News weekend host is poised to be one of the first senior members of the Administration to be shown the exit....

Privately, Republicans are bracing for further embarrassing disclosures in the wings, as first reported by NOTUS. Many in the party never really liked the former TV personality for the role of running the world’s largest employer. (The Department of Defense employs more than 3 million people in military or civilian roles.) His confirmation hearings dealt with reports of alcohol abuse, hush money to settle a sexual assault allegation, and organizational mismanagement with a veterans group. 

His confirmation vote was a dead tie in the Senate, requiring Vice President J.D. Vance to drag Hegseth across the finish line past unified Democratic opposition and nay votes from Sen. Mitch McConnell, the influential former Republican Leader, and Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine.