Around the same time, John Ullyot, the Pentagon’s former top spokesperson, was also asked to resign.As the week came to an end, three of those who were ousted — Caldwell, Carroll and Selnick — issued a joint statement explaining that they were “incredibly disappointed” by how their service at the Pentagon ended,

Hegseth’s Signal use is under investigation by the Defense Department’s acting inspector general at the request of the bipartisan leadership of the Senate Armed Services Committee. The senior Democratic member, Jack Reed of Rhode Island, urged the watchdog Sunday to probe the reported second chat as well.

WASHINGTON—Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth created a Signal chat with his wife, his personal lawyer and others, and posted sensitive military information into it, people familiar with the matter said Sunday,