Pentagon watchdog to evaluate Hegseth's use of Signal
The Pentagon inspector general's office said it would evaluate Hegseth's use of Signal to discuss strikes against the Houthis.
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The Pentagon inspector general's office said it would evaluate Hegseth's use of Signal to discuss strikes against the Houthis.
The Trump White House has said "these were NOT war plans that were discussed."
CBS correspondent Natalie Brand reports from the White House as President Trump's top defense officials respond to a second report from The Atlantic regarding a Signal text thread the outlet's editor was accidently added too regarding war plans.
The National Security Council said the message thread "appears to be authentic" and the administration is "reviewing how an inadvertent number was added to the chain."
The Trump administration's goal of thinning out the federal government continues on Friday with the focus turning to the Pentagon.
Pete Hegseth's nomination once appeared on shaky ground amid allegations that included sexual misconduct and financial mismanagement.
The Senate narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth as the next secretary of defense Friday night.
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, faced some tough questions from Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth was the first of President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks to sit for a Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday. The Forest Lake native and decorated combat veteran was grilled over his past comments that women should not serve in combat.
Forest Lake native and secretary of defense nominee Pete Hegseth was questioned on Tuesday by members of the Senate Armed Services Committee on alleged sexual misconduct and excess drinking allegations.
Pete Hegseth, the former Fox News host who's President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of defense, is facing questions on Capitol Hill Tuesday.
Women have served in combat roles for the U.S. for more than 30 years, and some veterans and enlisted women worry Pete Hegseth might change that if he's confirmed as defense secretary.
Some Senate Republicans said the allegations against Hegseth should be taken seriously only if the anonymous sources come forward.
Pete Hegseth received a six-figure sum amid allegations of financial mismanagement, intoxication and sexual impropriety, all of which he denies.
A Trump loyalist is at the center of new allegations facing Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary.
The concern could put another one of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks at risk of falling short of the support needed for confirmation.
A woman told police she was sexually assaulted in 2017 by Pete Hegseth, according to a detailed, newly released police report. He is now President-elect Trump's choice for defense secretary.
Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth is President-elect Donald Trump's pick to be defense secretary.
President-elect Donald Trump's choice for defense secretary in his second term, Pete Hegseth, was investigated for alleged sexual assault in 2017, officials in Monterey, Calif. confirm.
Trump says he will nominate Fox News host Pete Hegseth, 44, an Army veteran, to be secretary of defense.
