Pete Hegseth's chief of staff spread drinking rumors at Pentagon for one unusual reason
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's top aide reportedly gossiped with his colleagues that he and the Pentagon boss had worn disguises and went out for drinks together — an alleged plot to try to discover potential leakers inside the department, according to a report Friday from The New York Post.
Ricky Buria, Hegseth's chief of staff, started spreading the rumor in early 2025 and created a story that he and Hegseth had evaded the secretary's security detail while at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Pentagon City, the outlet reported.
"There’s no proof that the great escape actually happened, but the tale has reverberated within the administration and stoked continued frustration with Buria’s powerful role leading US military policy," according to The Post. ...
Marking the start of the Christian holy week this Palm Sunday at the Vatican, Pope Benedict encouraged followers to keep faith in Christ as a way of strengthening themselves against "intimidation," even as the pope himself had become accused of protecting priests who, in the words of one recent critic, raped and tortured children.
The co-author of the new book "Game Change" faced a few backhanded compliments when he joined Stephen Colbert Wednesday night. John Heilemann's book has been called "royal court gossip" by bloggers like