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Atlantic Editor Slaps Down Pete Hegseth’s War Plan Denial

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Pete Hegseth says Signal chat had no ‘war plans’. He’s wrong, say experts

Signal app messages revealed Yemen bombing timelines, prompting debate about their classification and implications.

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Pete Hegseth claims ‘nobody was texting war plans’ in first comments since Yemen strike group text scandal

“Nobody was texting war plans and that’s all I have to say about that,” Hegseth told reporters in Hawaii when asked about a report in The Atlantic revealing a stunning breach of national security involving high-level Trump administration officials.

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Atlantic Editor Slaps Down Pete Hegseth’s War Plan Denial as a ‘Lie’

Pete Hegseth’s claim that nobody was discussing war plans in a top-secret group chat is “a lie,” The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg said Monday after the defense secretary tried to discredit his bombshell reporting.

Hegseth says US to boost ties with Philippines

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Hegseth reaffirms ironclad US commitment to Philippines to enhance threat deterrence

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reaffirmed Washington's "ironclad" commitment to a defence treaty with the Philippines on Friday and pledged to deploy advanced capabilities to its partner to strengthen a deterrence against threats,

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Hegseth tells Philippines the Trump administration will ramp up deterrence against China threat

Hegseth, who was visiting the Philippines, blamed the previous Biden administration for insufficient actions that emboldened aggressors like China over the years. He said the U.S. military was being rebuilt under President Donald Trump and was re-establishing its “warrior ethos” in the region, but did not elaborate.

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Hegseth says US to boost ties with Philippines as deterrence against China: 'Peace through strength'

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Friday that the U.S. intends to boost military ties with the Philippines to strengthen deterrence against Chinese aggression in the disputed South China Sea.

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Hegseth Tells Philippines the Trump Administration Will Ramp up Deterrence Against China Threat

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the Trump administration will work with allies to ramp up deterrence against threats across the world, including China’s aggression in the South China Sea

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China conducts military patrol in South China Sea, warns Philippines

China's military said it had conducted a patrol in the South China Sea on Friday, the day U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reaffirmed Washington's commitment to Manila, which disputes some of Beijing's claims in the waterway.

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US defense chief says stronger deterrence needed against China in disputed sea

Trump’s “America First” foreign policy thrust has triggered concerns in Asia about the scale and depth of US commitment to the region.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Met With U.S. Military Officials in Hawaii — Here's Why

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made a trip to Hawaii, leaving some to wonder why he made the trip and what it means for the military.

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Trump defense chief Hegseth’s turn to vow ‘ironclad commitment’

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reassured President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of his country’s “ironclad commitment” to a 73-year-old defense treaty with the Philippines as he stressed the need for “deterrence” against threats,

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Testimony raises questions about Pete Hegseth's handling of secrets and sensitive communications

A Senate hearing spotlighted the defense secretary’s decision to share sensitive information on a messenger app generally not authorized for government communications.

More Lawmakers Call For Hegseth’s Resignation as Signal Scandal Intensifies

Everyone on that text chain should have been fired, but certainly Pete Hegseth needs to resign,” a Senator tells TIME

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US Defense chief Pete Hegseth arrives in PH

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has arrived in the Philippines, according to the US Embassy in Manila. The embassy shared photos of Hegseth’s arrival in the country on Thursday evening. “US Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is in the Philippines as the United States builds on unprecedented cooperation with like-minded countries,

Inside Pete Hegseth’s Rocky First Months at the Pentagon

Mr. Hegseth’s stumbles started soon after he was sworn in to lead the Pentagon on Jan. 25.

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Mike Waltz goofed when he set up top-level chat on unclassified Signal app. Pete Hegseth made it worse.

What a week in Washington, D.C. It began Monday, March 24, when Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of the Atlantic, a magazine President Donald Trump has on his enemies list, revealed he was inadvertently invited to a high-level group chat with more than a dozen of the nation’s top national security officials.

Hakeem Jeffries demands Pete Hegseth be fired over leaked group chat

Hakeem Jeffries is demanding Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth “be fired immediately” following a leaked group chat that included sensitive war plans.

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'Secretary of the indefensible': Dem operative buries Pete Hegseth and 'clown-car cabinet'

Democratic strategist Maria Cardona unloaded on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday amid the fallout from revelations that he inadvertently sent top-secret war plans to the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic.