Mike Waltz faced Senate questioning during his UN ambassador confirmation hearing regarding his involvement in a Signal messaging leak. The incident occurred when Waltz mistakenly added a journalist to a private chat discussing sensitive military plans for strikes against Houthi militants in Yemen. Waltz took responsibility for the security breach despite Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also sharing classified information in the chat. The hearing marked Waltz’s first appearance before lawmakers since being ousted as national security adviser over the controversy. If confirmed, Waltz would assume the UN ambassador role amid ongoing scrutiny of the security lapse.
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