Hegseth is facing growing scrutiny over Signalgate and strikes against suspected narcotic smuggling vessels in the Caribbean.

Lawmakers in both the House and the Senate have started inquiries into the "double tap" strikes, which critics have said could constitute a war crime.

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth was already facing questions for his role in the September 2 strikes on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean. Then on Thursday, a Pentagon report dropped that says he risked a United States bombing mission in Yemen when he shared classified plans on Signal.

Republican Rep. Don Bacon said that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth should leave his post if it's confirmed that he was involved in the decision to conduct a second strike against survivors of a first attack against an alleged drug vessel in the Caribbean.

The New York Times is suing to try to stop the Pentagon from imposing new rules on journalists who cover the military.

According to The Washington Post, the boat strike initially left two survivors. A second strike was reportedly ordered to comply with Hegseth's directive.

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Panetta, 87, served as Barack Obama’s Defense secretary from 2011 to 2013, confirmed by the Senate in a 100-0 vote. The bipartisan support for the lifelong Democrat might have been explained by any number of accomplishments throughout his decades-long career: As CIA director,

The hosts of The View harshly criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the White House for shifting blame to Admiral Frank M. Bradley over a controversial second military strike on alleged drug traffickers near Venezuela.