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Pete Hegseth, US President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of defense, testifies before a Senate Committee on Armed Services confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, January 14, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
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Trump stands behind Hegseth after attack plans shared in second Signal chat

The revelations that Hegseth used the unclassified messaging system Signal to share highly sensitive security details for the second time come at an uncertain moment for him and the Pentagon, where...

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hosts an arrival ceremony for El Salvador Defense Minister Rene Merino Monroy at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, US, April 16, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
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Pentagon chief Hegseth shared sensitive Yemen war plans in second Signal chat: source

Signal app logo and US flag are seen in this illustration taken March 26, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
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US Democrats move to force House vote on Signal chat leak

Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, FBI Director Kash Patel, Air Force General and Director of the National Security Agency (NSA) Timothy Haugh and Air Force Lt. General and Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Jeffrey Kruse sit on the day they testify before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, March 25, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
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Trump team scrambles to handle fallout from Signal chat assailed as 'sloppy, careless'