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FILE PHOTO: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

World Dec 04

Read the full report on Hegseth’s use of Signal from the Pentagon inspector general

By David Klepper, Konstantin Toropin, Ben Finley, Associated Press

Politics Dec 03

Japan And US Defense Ministers meet in Tokyo
Watch 3:10
Hegseth’s Signal chat put U.S. personnel at risk, Pentagon watchdog finds

A Pentagon watchdog report has found that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put U.S. service members at risk when he used the Signal messaging app to discuss a military strike in Yemen earlier this year. His use of Signal came to…

By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn

Nation Dec 03

U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington
Pentagon watchdog says Hegseth’s use of Signal app put U.S. personnel at risk, AP sources say

The Pentagon’s watchdog has found that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put U.S. personnel and mission at risk when he used the Signal messaging app to convey sensitive information about a military strike against Houthi militants in Yemen.

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Politics Jul 15

Former National Security adviser Mike Waltz, sits to testify before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hear...
WATCH: Mike Waltz says he wants to make UN ‘great again’ as Democrats grill him on Signal chat

Appearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for his confirmation hearing, Waltz faced lawmakers for the first time since he was ousted as national security adviser for mistakenly adding a journalist to a private Signal chat used to discuss sensitive…

By Farnoush Amiri, Matt Brown, Associated Press

Politics Jun 10

House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee oversight hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington
WATCH: Lawmakers question Hegseth on deploying troops to LA and Pentagon spending

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been met with sharp questions and criticism by lawmakers who demanded details on his moves to deploy troops to Los Angeles.

By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Associated Press

Apr 24

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Hegseth reportedly has unsecured internet line in Pentagon office for Signal

By Geoff Bennett, Zeba Warsi

Pressure is building on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The Washington Post first reported and the News Hour confirmed that Hegseth had the unclassified messaging app Signal installed on a computer in his Pentagon office. All of this is unfolding as…

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Apr 22

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

By Tara Copp, Associated Press

Hegseth is accused of taking airstrike information from a military communications channel and sharing it in a chat with his wife, his brother and others.

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Apr 21

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

By Tara Copp, Associated Press

The White House late Sunday dismissed the report as a "non-story," insisting that no classified information was shared.

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Apr 03

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

By Tara Copp, Associated Press

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.

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Mar 31

White House says case ‘closed’ on Signal chat despite calls for investigations

By Associated Press

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday that national security adviser Mike Waltz continues to have President Donald Trump’s confidence and that it was done discussing the embarrassing matter of senior officials communicating about plans for an airstrike on…

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