A second unauthorized Signal chat group involving U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, his wife, and brother shared sensitive details of a March airstrike on Yemen’s Houthis. The revelation has raised national security concerns and intensified political backlash against the Trump administration. The Pentagon is now investigating the leak.

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• Hegseth created second Signal chat named “Defense Team Huddle”
• Group had 13 members, including his wife Jennifer and brother Phil
• Shared same launch times and strike info as original Cabinet-level chat
• Signal not approved for classified U.S. defense communications
• Pentagon’s acting inspector general now investigating the matter
• Four close aides to Hegseth forced to leave Pentagon amid probe
• Senate leaders from both parties demanded inquiry into chat leaks
• Critics say disclosure endangered pilots, breached security protocols
• Hegseth denies sharing classified info; journalist included in first chat
• White House and Pentagon yet to comment officially