Hegseth shared that information with a group ... that accessing them requires a code word and a secure line of communication, former defense officials have said. In response to a request for ...

Hegseth said: "If one or two of the guys are exonerated after an investigation, great—that is what investigations are for. But we took it seriously. It led to unfortunate places for people I ...

chief of staff to the Deputy Secretary of Defense — were put on leave because of investigations into alleged leaks. Ullyot wrote that "Defense Department officials working for Hegseth tried to ...

But after details of a second chat emerged, even harsher scrutiny fell upon Hegseth, who was a Fox News anchor prior to Donald Trump appointing him as Defense Secretary. Further investigations ...

The communication mirrored the attack plans on Houthi militants in Yemen that Hegseth shared in a separate Signal chat of Trump officials the same day that inadvertently included the editor of The ...

Such information typically is considered so highly classified that it requires code word access and a secure line of communication, former defense officials have said. Hegseth has vehemently ...

Democrats quickly called for investigations and for Hegseth to resign ... “This is normal communication on it. What’s not normal is having a reporter in the middle of it,” he said.

2025 "We need to fix that," Hegseth said, explaining that the directive will lead to a review of equal opportunity programs "to ensure prompt and impartial investigations, fair to all parties ...

Hegseth is again under fire after reports ... an investigation with the Defense Department's Office of Special Investigations following a series of stories that relied on non-public information.