WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put U.S. troops at risk by sharing sensitive plans about an upcoming military strike in Yemen on his personal phone, according to a Pentagon inspector general's report made public Thursday that criticized the use of unapproved messaging apps and devices across the Defense Department.

What You Need To Know • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put U.S. troops at risk by sharing sensitive military plans on his personal phone • That's according to the Pentagon's watchdog in a report made public Thursday • It says Hegseth had the authority to declassify the material he shared about a planned strike on Houthi militants in Yemen, but the watchdog said that release violated internal Pentagon rules about handling sensitive information that could put se

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