US secretary of defence Pete Hegseth used a commercial internet line—known in IT terms as a “dirty line”—installed in his Pentagon office to bypass standard defence department security systems and access encrypted messaging platforms like Signal from a personal computer, source told news agency Associated Press.The “dirty line” was specifically used to access websites and […]
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a press conference in Panama City, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) “Ask the Houthis how he’s doing,” President Trump quipped this Easter Monday, defending his embattled Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth. But behind the bravado and bunny suits on the White House lawn, top officials are […]
Dan Caldwell, a senior adviser to US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, was escorted out of the Pentagon on April 15, 2025, following his suspension amid an ongoing probe into multiple unauthorised disclosures of sensitive information. The removal, part of a broader crackdown inside the Department of Defense, signals a deepening crisis for the Trump administration’s […]
Dan Caldwell, a senior adviser to US defense secretary Pete Hegseth, has been put on administrative leave for an “unauthorized disclosure,” after being identified during an investigation into leaks at the Department of Defense, news agency Reuters has reported.A US official said that Caldwell was “escorted” from the Pentagon, the department’s Washington-based headquarters.“The investigation remains […]
Pete Hegseth’s wife Jennifer Hegseth reportedly attended two high-level military meetings. After the Wall Street Journal reported exclusively that defense secretary Pete Hegseth, who is already facing the heat for the alleged leak of the Yemen war plan, brought his wife to meetings with foreign military counterparts, the MAGA machinery pushed back and said former […]
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, left, and his wife Jennifer Rauchet (AP Image) US defence secretary Pete Hegseth, who is facing scrutiny over the recent Signal chat leak, had reportedly brought his wife, Jennifer, to two meetings with foreign military counterparts where “sensitive” information was discussed, the Wall Street Journal reported. According to the report, Hegseth […]
The photo of Pete Hegseth’s new tattoo below the ‘Deus Vult’ one is going viral. Defense secretary Pete Hegseth, embroiled over the leak of US’ apparent war plan against the Houthis, has been snapped with reportedly a new tattoo on his right arm that says ‘Kafir’. Hegseth is not new to tattoos and neither to […]
US director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, defence secretary Pete Hegseth and national security advisor Mike Waltz The personal information, like mobile numbers, email addresses, and certain passwords of senior US President Donald Trump‘s security advisers, is accessible on the internet, according to a Wednesday report by German news magazine Der Spiegel. After the Signal […]
File photo of James Boasberg (Pic credit: AP) A newly filed lawsuit targeting US President Donald Trump’s administration over leaked Pentagon plans in a Signal chat has been assigned to Judge James Boasberg, the same judge who previously halted the administration’s deportation policies.The watchdog group American Oversight filed the lawsuit on Wednesday, accusing defense secretary […]
Director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard at the Capitol in Washington (Pic credit: AP) Director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard admitted on Wednesday that a reporter was inadvertently included in a high-level Signal chat regarding planned strikes on the Houthis in Yemen. However, she maintained that no classified information was shared in the conversation.Speaking during […]
