Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth went scorched Earth on social media Wednesday after The Atlanticpublished war plans recently shared by Trump officials in a Signal group chat. In the chat, officials ...

The latest slip-up — a contrast to his camera-ready social media persona — threatens to overshadow Hegseth’s introduction to two key Indo-Pacific allies, Japan and the Philippines.

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