Information about U.S. strikes in Yemen that the defense secretary put in two group chats came from Central Command, according to two people familiar with the chats.

Hegseth is accused of taking airstrike information from a military communications channel and sharing it in a chat with his wife, his brother and others.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pulled information he shared on Signal group chats from secure messages from a top American general in the Middle East, NBC News reported Tuesday. The sensitive military details,

Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon on Monday became the first House Republican to call for Pete Hegseth’s firing. The Defense Secretary has been mired in controversy after a series of scandals, including his use of multiple Signal group chats to discuss sensitive planning information for military strikes abroad,

Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) on Monday became the first Republican member of Congress to openly indicate support for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's removal from office. Why it matters: Hegseth is under fire for a series of scandals including the departures of several of his top officials at the Pentagon and new reporting about his use of Signal to discuss sensitive information.