Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has launched a far-reaching probe into online comments by Defense Department personnel after the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, turning a smoldering controversy into a full-blown test of military discipline and speech.

Some Democrats are accusing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of curtailing Congress’ oversight role with his recent order instructing the Defense Department personnel to coordinate all interactions

"I've thought of just ordering lots of pizza on random nights just to throw everybody off," Hegseth said on Sunday.

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth delivered a stark warning on October 23 to drug cartels operating in the Caribbean, likening U.S. tactics against them to the post-9/11 campaign against Al-Qaida and affirming that recent maritime strikes demonstrate the Pentagon's capacity for precision targeting.

The strike, the 10th by the U.S. military since the campaign started in early September, took place in international waters and was the first attack that was conducted at night.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that his department has carried out a second deadly strike in the Pacific Ocean, killing three people he described as “terrorists.” In a post made to X less than eight hours after his previous post announcing the Trump administration’s first strike on a vessel in the Pacific,

The combination of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth banning Pentagon officials from speaking with lawmakers without approval, combined with the uptick in unprovoked attacks on boats reportedly containing supposed narco-traffickers,