Politics Dec 03 Hegseth’s Signal chat put U.S. personnel at risk, Pentagon watchdog finds By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn
Nation Dec 03 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 May 01 National security adviser Mike Waltz is tapped for UN in shakeup President Donald Trump said Thursday that he’s naming Secretary of State Marco Rubio as acting national security adviser to replace Mike Waltz, whom he is nominating for United Nations ambassador. By Zeke Miller, Aamer Madhani, Seung Min Kim, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press
Politics Apr 21 Hegseth had a second Signal chat where he shared details of Yemen strike, New York Times reports The White House late Sunday dismissed the report as a "non-story," insisting that no classified information was shared. By Tara Copp, Associated Press
Politics Apr 08 WATCH: Trump intelligence and nuclear nominees testify in Senate confirmation hearing Iran and the United States will hold talks in the sultanate of Oman on Saturday in an attempt to jump-start negotiations over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program. By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press
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. Continue reading
Mar 28 Watch 5:26 What we know — and don’t know — about the U.S. strikes in Yemen By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn The U.S. launched what analysts are describing as one of the largest bombing missions in Yemen in years. The strikes targeted what the U.S. says are Houthi leaders and terrorist infrastructure. The Trump administration’s campaign has been ongoing for two… Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch 5:26 The security vulnerabilities of using Signal to discuss military operations By Lisa Desjardins, Azhar Merchant The news of Trump officials using Signal for a group chat on military operations has raised many questions about just how secure such messaging apps are and the risks if government officials use them on their personal devices. Lisa Desjardins… Continue watching
Mar 27 Judge says he will order Trump administration to preserve Signal chat about strikes in Yemen By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press A federal judge on Thursday said he will order the Trump administration to preserve records of a text message chat in which senior national security officials discussed sensitive details of plans for a U.S. military strike against Yemen’s Houthis. Continue reading
Mar 27 Bipartisan senators overseeing military request Pentagon investigation into use of Signal app By Stephen Groves, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Republican committee chair Sen. Roger Wicker and top Democrat Sen. Jack Reed signed onto a letter to the acting inspector general at the Defense Department for an inquiry into the potential use of unclassified networks to discuss classified information. Continue reading