Nominee Anthony Tata offered a partial apology for past comments attacking Democrats and Trump critics as traitors.
Republican and Democratic leaders on the Senate Armed Services Committee are requesting a formal investigation into the Signal chat scandal.
Former FOX News host Pete Hegseth billed himself as an unconventional pick to shake up Pentagon operations.
Trevor Reed was sentenced in absentia by a Russian court to 14-and-a-half years in prison. He was injured fighting in Ukraine in 2023.
