Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) called for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to be fired over additional accusations of communications on a nongovernmental messaging service. A Monday report from the Wall Street Journal alleged that Hegseth used Signal as part of his job much more extensively than previously known,

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has faced multiple allegations of sharing classified information on Signal, a commercially available messaging app.

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – President Donald Trump says he is standing behind his Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in the wake of a new group chat scandal, even as some are calling for him to lose his job.

The defense secretary’s decision to select his chief spokesman to lead the inquiry into the chaotic end of the war was highly unusual.

Rep. Don Bacon has called for the embattled defense secretary’s ouster. Back home in Nebraska, his principles resonate — but only so much.