Officials said Caldwell’s sudden downfall is tied to an ongoing investigation into unauthorized disclosure of department information.

Dan Caldwell, a former top aide to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, claims he was targeted for his policy views.

The ousted advisers, in their first public comments, praised the administration but made no mention of their former boss, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - One of U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's leading advisers, Dan Caldwell, was escorted ...

Dan Caldwell, who was fired amid a leak investigation, said his unorthodox foreign policy views earned him enemies in.

A top advisor to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Dan Caldwell, was escorted out of the Pentagon on Tuesday and placed on administrative leave, reportedly over a probe into leaks.

The Pentagon placed two top political appointees under administrative leave on Tuesday after a probe into potential leaks of ...

Dan Caldwell, a key adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, was “escorted” out of the Pentagon Tuesday after being implicated during a leak investigation. Caldwell was put on administrative ...

A feud between the secretary's advisers and his chief of staff created backbiting and distrust that has erupted into the open ...

Dan Caldwell, a key adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, was “escorted” out of the Pentagon Tuesday after being implicated during a leak investigation.

(Patrick Semansky/AP) Dan Caldwell, a senior adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has been placed on administrative leave and was escorted out of the Pentagon by security on Tuesday ...