Pete Hegseth and the Pentagon's 'month from hell'

<p>On this episode, The Washington Post's Libby Casey, James Hohmann and JM Rieger discuss the latest allegations that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared information about military plans on a group chat – this time, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/04/22/hegseth-signal-leakers-report/?utm_source=podcasts&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=can-he-do-that" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">one that reportedly included his wife, brother and personal lawyer</a>. The crew breaks down Hegseth's attempts at damage control, and <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/04/21/pete-hegseth-signal-chat-trump/?utm_source=podcasts&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=can-he-do-that" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">why he's still in the job</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Then, we go inside the reported chaos, screaming matches and proposed DOGE cuts at the Pentagon. And a former Hegseth aide says he was pushed out by a faction of Defense Department employees with an ulterior motive.</p>