(CNN) — When a scandal-plagued top official needs a public vote of confidence from a president, it’s usually a certain sign they’re headed for the exit.

But Pete Hegseth is starting to look like a defense secretary with nine lives. After surviving a bitter confirmation showdown that included damning details of his personal life, he’s now in the midst of additional controversies that would have been career-ending in more normal political times.

Hegseth, who prefers to be called the secretary of war, was on Thursday in the middle of two raging Washington melodramas sparking calls for his resignation. But President Donald Trump is standing firm.

— A new government watchdog report finds that Hegseth risked compromising sensitive military information, which could have endangered US troops

See Full Page