Still Employed? The One Reason 'Pentagon Princess' Pete Hegseth Still Has a Job — Despite Major Mistakes and Failures

Parents of ‘Brandon Act’ sailor ask to meet with Hegseth about military suicides

The mother of the sailor who inspired a law that overhauled mental health access in the military says she wants to sit down with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to discuss military suicides. “We lose nearly three active-duty service members every day to suicide. Many more suffer in silence, experiencing harassment, abuse, and retaliation for seeking help. Yet these issues continue to be overlooked,” Teri Caserta wrote in an open letter she pos…

Still Employed? The One Reason 'Pentagon Princess' Pete Hegseth Still Has a Job — Despite Major Mistakes and Failures

Following weeks of scandals and mistakes, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth still has a job and it's leaving the American people with many questions.

Pete Hegseth gets busted

As we approach four months of Pete Hegseth as Donald Trump’s Secretary of Defense, the list of controversies keeps growing. With major scandals such as SignalGate and the holdup of Ukraine aid topping the list, other shady developments wind up getting far less attention than they deserve. Here are two such scandals that would have…

Department of Offense: Inside Pete Hegseth’s Bombastic, Chaotic Tenure

VF editors are joined by special correspondent Gabriel Sherman to discuss Pete Hegseth’s tumultuous tenure atop the Department of Defense, and why the president is reluctant to break with his friend from Fox.

Pete Hegseth has the job as Secretary of Defense because of his flaws, not in spite of them.

For a dead man walking, Pete Hegseth sure seems healthy. Any one of the several scandals he’s weathered recently would have instantly ended the career of a lesser man, but this avatar of masculinity whose fighting spirit so perfectly embodies…

VF Publishers are joined by Special Correspondent Gabriel Sherman to discuss Pete Hegseth's tumultuous mandate at the top of the Ministry of Defence, and why the President is reluctant to break up with Fox's friend. "Question Trick: Which of Donald TrumpThe cabinet secretaries are you causing the most [...]