White House" host dug into fresh reporting about the defense secretary's use of polygraph tests at the Pentagon.

The White House has issued a rare public rebuke of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, following reports that he had directed members of his Pentagon staff to submit to polygraph examinations in a sweeping effort to root out suspected leakers.

Puck News Chief Political Columnist John Heilemann and Former Deputy National Security Advisor to President Obama Ben Rhodes join Nicolle Wallace to discuss new reporting from the Washington Post that the White House has ordered Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to stop polygraphing staff,

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office has rejected the Pentagon watchdog’s investigation of his actions in sending sensitive attack plans over the Signal messaging app in March, calling the independent inquiry “a political witch hunt.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly has had “serious” discussions about running for governor in Tennessee, and he would have to surrender his Cabinet gig to do so.