Pete Hegseth Biography

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Hegseth shared info

Info Hegseth shared with wife and brother came from top general's secure messages

Hegseth has denied the information he shared was classified, but it was given to him on a system for sensitive and classified information, sources told NBC News.

USA Today · 1d

Hegseth shared Yemen attack plans with wife, brother and lawyer: Reports

Hegseth disclosed Yemen attack details in a group chat that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer, sources told multiple news outlets.

MSNBC · 12h

‘Immaturity’: Hegseth shared info ahead of Yemen strikes in another Signal chat with wife, brother

The Signal group chat scandal last month, when Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared sensitive military information of U.S. strikes in Yemen with other Cabinet-level officials, caused an uproar as the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic was also included in the communications on the commercial messaging app.

Pete Hegseth, Trump

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The Atlantic · 27m

Pete Hegseth’s Patriotic Duty Is to Resign

His incompetence is putting America’s security at risk.

The Washington Post on MSN · 16h

Pete Hegseth, isolated and defiant, has Trump’s backing for now

Officials say the unraveling of Hegseth’s inner circle is cause for alarm, leaving some to wonder how the Pentagon would function in a national security crisis.

NBC News · 44m

Trump administration live updates: Pete Hegseth criticizes new reporting on his group chat use

Live updates and latest news on the Trump administration, President Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth and the Supreme Court.

Pentagon, Pete Hegseth

USA TODAY on MSN · 6d

Two Hegseth aides put on leave from Pentagon amid leak probe

An aide to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was escorted from the Pentagon and placed on administrative leave on April 15 as part of an investigation into the unauthorized leak of information, according to a Defense official.

The Hill on MSN · 6d

Second Hegseth adviser suspended amid Pentagon leak probe

A second adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been suspended amid an ongoing probe into leaks of information at the Pentagon. The Defense Department’s deputy chief of staff, Darin

POLITICO on MSN · 1h

Hegseth says staffers found leaking ‘will be prosecuted’ amid Pentagon chaos

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said staffers found to be leaking from within the Pentagon “will be prosecuted,” as the embattled Cabinet secretary seeks to fend off reports of turmoil from within his department.

The Nation12mOpinion

Pete Hegseth Is Self-Destructing at Lightning Speed

A new Signal scandal. Personnel nightmares. A torrent of leaks and condemnations. It’s almost as if he was a terrible choice ...

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Who Is Pete Hegseth’s Wife and Signal Chat Buddy, Jennifer Rauchet?

The U.S. Secretary of Defense reportedly included his former Fox producer (who is also his third wife) in a Signal chat (yes, ...

Mediaite on MSN5h

Fired Pete Hegseth Adviser Tells Tucker Carlson He Was Framed: ‘A Lot of Evidence That There Is Not a Real Investigation’

Dan Caldwell, the former senior adviser to U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, denied leaking classified information to ...

Live updates: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defends actions in Signal chat row, IMF slashes US growth forecast

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sought to defend himself after reports revealed he shared information in a second Signal group ...

Second Defense Official Under Pete Hegseth Placed on Leave

Two Department of Defense (DOD) officials are now on administrative leave Tuesday night amid investigations of internal leaks ...

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Base commander is suspended after pics of Trump, Vance and Hegseth were removed from chain of command display

The commander of an Army base where pics of President Trump, VP JD Vance, and SECDEF Pete Hegseth were removed has been suspended.

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Pentagon deputy chief of staff is second Hegseth advisor removed amid DOD leak probe

Darin Selnick, the deputy chief of staff for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has been removed, a senior U.S. official ...

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Woodward: Hegseth ‘radiates unseriousness’

Veteran journalist Bob Woodward said Monday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth “radiates unseriousness” amid controversy ...

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