Overview

• The Pentagon Inspector General has broadened its investigation into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of the Signal app to include a second group chat with his wife, brother, lawyer, and friends.
• This expanded probe is examining how classified information was moved from secure government systems to Hegseth’s personal devices and the unclassified Signal app.
• National Security Adviser Mike Waltz has been reassigned as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations in the fallout from the Signal chat controversy.
• President Donald Trump continues to defend Hegseth, dismissing the reports as overblown, while some Republican senators are withholding judgment until the investigation concludes.
• Hegseth denies sharing classified information and claims the controversy stems from politically motivated leaks by opponents.