Overview

• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used a private Signal chat, 'Defense | Team Huddle,' to share operational details about attacks on Houthi targets in Yemen.
• The chat included his wife, brother, and personal lawyer, raising concerns about unauthorized access to sensitive military information.
• Hegseth shared flight schedules of U.S. fighter jets using his personal phone rather than secure government channels.
• This incident follows a March scandal where journalist Jeffrey Goldberg was mistakenly added to a Signal chat discussing Yemen operations.
• A federal investigation is underway, with a judge ordering the preservation of Signal messages to determine if security protocols were violated.