21 h. ago Trump says Hegseth is ‘doing a great job’ despite reports of second Signal chat

US president dismisses criticism of defense secretary sharing information on strikes in Yemen to his familyUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump offered public support for defense secretary Pete Hegseth a day after it emerged that Hegseth had shared information about US strikes in Yemen last month in a second Signal group chat that included family, his personal lawyer and several top Pentagon aides.“He’s doing a great job. Ask the Houthis how he’s doing,” Trump said dismissively, referring to the rebel group in Yemen targeted by those missile strikes, on the sidelines of the White House Easter egg roll event on Monday. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Trump live updates: Hegseth uses Easter egg roll event to blast reports he shared Houthi attack details in second Signal chat

Defense secretary under fire after reports of second Signal chat in which sensitive military information was shared with his family members

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34 h. ago Pete Hegseth shared Yemen attack details in second Signal chat, report claims

Signal messaging chat reportedly included Hegseth’s wife and brother

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40 h. ago Trump news at a glance: Hegseth reportedly had Yemen Signal chat with wife, brother

Defence secretary reportedly sent the group flight schedules for strikes on Houthis; draft order calls for drastic restructure of state department – key US politics stories from 20 AprilDefence secretary Pete Hegseth is in the spotlight for a communications blunder in which he reportedly created his own Signal group chat that included his wife and brother, in which he shared confidential details of a US strike on Yemen this March.The chat on Signal, a commercially available app not authorized as a means to communicate sensitive or classified national defense information, allegedly included more than a dozen people. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago Trump's Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth embroiled in ANOTHER astonishing war plan group chat leak

Pete Hegseth has again been accused of sharing details of a US foreign military attack in a Signal group chat, this time including his wife, brother and personal lawyer.

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40 h. ago Who is Jennifer Rauchet, wife of Pete Hegseth said to have been included on Signal chat about Yemen attack?

Hegseth often refers to Rauchet as his ‘rock’ and recently raised eyebrows when he brought her along to two meetings with foreign military officials

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42 h. ago Hegseth had another Signal chat where he shared details of Yemen strike, New York Times reports

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth created another Signal messaging chat that included his wife and brother where he shared the same details of a March military airstrike against Yemen’s Houthi militants that were sent in another chain with top Trump administration leaders

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42 h. ago Pete Hegseth shared Yemen attack details in second Signal chat – report

US defense secretary texted strike information to his family in group chat he created, sources tell the New York TimesBefore the US launched military strikes on Yemen in March, Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, sent detailed information about the planned attacks to a private Signal group chat that he created himself, which included his wife, his brother and about a dozen other people, the New York Times reported on Sunday.The Guardian has independently confirmed the existence of Hegseth’s own private group chat. Continue reading...

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43 h. ago Hegseth shared Yemen attack details in second Signal chat that included his wife and brother, report says

New claim raises more questions over Trump administration’s handling of secure information

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

The Atlantic has released the entire Signal chat among Trump senior national security officials

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4 w. ago Trump defence secretary Pete Hegseth breaks silence after Yemen war plans shared on group chat

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has accused The Atlantic's Editor-in-Chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, of “peddling hoaxes” after Trump’s national security team mistakenly included him in their group chat about Yemen’s ‘war plans.’

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4 w. ago Hegseth accuses journalist of ‘peddling hoaxes’ after Yemen war plans shared on group chat

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has accused The Atlantic's Editor-in-Chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, of “peddling hoaxes” after Trump’s national security team mistakenly included him in their group chat about Yemen’s ‘war plans.’

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