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Politics Dec 03

Hegseth’s Signal chat put U.S. personnel at risk, Pentagon watchdog finds

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 May 01

U.S. President Trump holds cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington
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

President Trump attends the annual White House Easter Egg Roll
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

FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol building in Washington
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.

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Mar 28

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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…

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Mar 28

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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…

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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.

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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.

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