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Democrats grill Trump officials on why they used a commercial app to discuss war plans

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A Senate hearing on worldwide threats to the U.S. became contentious following news of a major national security breach.

Jeffrey Goldberg , the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic , revealed Monday that he was accidentally put into a chat on Signal with top officials as they discussed military strikes in Yemen .

Two of those officials testified in the Senate hearing today .

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has slammed the report, late yesterday saying it was flat wrong.

President Trump , speaking today in the White House Cabinet Room, played down the breach Donald Trump : There was no classified information.

A dozen House Democrats who served in the military call for an investigation, adding another question to the story.

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semi-formal

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English

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