• Hegseth allegedly pulled airstrike info shared on second Signal post from secure military channel

    Hegseth allegedly pulled airstrike info shared on second Signal post from secure military channel

    Apr 22, 2025 10:29 PM EDT

    ... chat included President Donald Trump's top national security officials. It accidentally included the editor of The Atlantic and has caused an investigation by the inspector general in the Defense Department. What Hegseth has said about the second chat Hegseth has not directly acknowledged that he set up the second ...

  • Hegseth had a second Signal chat where he shared details of Yemen strike, New York Times reports

    Hegseth had a second Signal chat where he shared details of Yemen strike, New York Times reports

    Apr 21, 2025 01:32 PM EDT

    ... have put pilots in danger. Hegseth's use of Signal and the sharing of such plans are under investigation by the Defense Department's acting inspector general. It came at the request of the leadership of the Senate Armed Services Committee — Republican Chairman Roger Wicker of Mississippi and ranking Democratic ...

  • News Wrap: Trump fires several National Security Council members

    News Wrap: Trump fires several National Security Council members

    Apr 03, 2025 10:45 PM EDT

    ... those recommendations, like I do with everybody. I listen to everybody. And then I make a decision. Amna Nawaz: Also tonight, the Pentagon's acting inspector general says he will review Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of the Signal messaging app. He will look to determine whether Hegseth and ...

  • Pentagon watchdog to review Hegseth's sharing of Houthi strike plans in Signal chat

    Pentagon watchdog to review Hegseth's sharing of Houthi strike plans in Signal chat

    Apr 03, 2025 07:33 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon’s acting inspector general announced Thursday that he would review Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of the Signal messaging app to convey plans for a military strike against Houthi militants in Yemen. The review will also look at other defense officials' use of the publicly ...

  • Bipartisan senators overseeing military request Pentagon investigation into use of Signal app

    Bipartisan senators overseeing military request Pentagon investigation into use of Signal app

    Mar 27, 2025 04:58 PM EDT

    ... is one of the most ardent defense hawks in Congress and has said the committee will request a classified hearing to follow up on the inspector general's report, as well as for the administration to verify the contents of the Signal chat. The contents, which were published by The ...

  • The White House says nothing classified was shared on Signal. Democrats say that strains credulity

    The White House says nothing classified was shared on Signal. Democrats say that strains credulity

    Mar 27, 2025 02:21 PM EDT

    ... Armed Services Committee, said he and Sen. Jack Reed, the committee’s top Democrat, will send a letter to the Trump administration requesting an expedited inspector general investigation into the use of Signal. They are also calling for a classified briefing with a top administration official “who actually has the ...

  • Trump officials face more questions as new details from Yemen strike chat revealed

    Trump officials face more questions as new details from Yemen strike chat revealed

    Mar 26, 2025 10:55 PM EDT

    ... chat? John Ratcliffe: No. Nick Schifrin: But, this afternoon, Senate Armed Services Chairman Republican Roger Wicker said he was asking the administration to open an inspector general investigation. And he said -- quote -- "The information as published recently appears to me to be of such a sensitive nature that, based on ...

  • The Atlantic releases the entire Signal chat showing Hegseth's detailed attack plans against Houthis

    The Atlantic releases the entire Signal chat showing Hegseth's detailed attack plans against Houthis

    Mar 26, 2025 02:11 PM EDT

    ... Committee, said he and Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed, the committee’s top Democrat, plan to send a letter to the Trump administration requesting an inspector general investigation into the use of Signal. They seek a classified briefing with a top administration official “who can speak to the facts” of ...

  • 5 reasons federal cuts are hitting veterans especially hard

    5 reasons federal cuts are hitting veterans especially hard

    Mar 16, 2025 11:22 PM EDT

    ... these newly eligible veterans. These cuts roll back President Joe Biden’s investment in the VA to address long-standing staffing problems. The Office of Inspector General’s 2024 report on VA staffing shortages reveals that 137 of 139 VA health centers nationwide report a severe staffing shortage in at ...

  • How Social Security cuts could put millions of older Americans at risk

    How Social Security cuts could put millions of older Americans at risk

    Mar 06, 2025 11:30 PM EDT

    ... scheme." President Trump claims that millions of people from 100 years old to 300 years old are getting Social Security money. And Speaker Mike Johnson has told people to not believe the Social Security Administration inspector general report that said that only 1 percent of Social Security payments are improper.