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I'm Reni Svrnovsky in for Hannah-Jule.

It's Wednesday, April 23rd.

Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.

Number one, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is under more pressure over his use of signal.

Hexeth has been facing heavy criticism following reports that he twice shared operational details about military missions via Signal, a commercial messaging app.

Yesterday, he lashed out in a Fox News interview, blaming the reports on people who have

leaked information to the media.

So once a leaker, always a leaker, often a leaker. And so we looked for leakers because we take it

very seriously. And we will do the investigation. And if those people are exonerated, fantastic.

We don't think, based on what we understand, that it's going to be a good day for a number of those individuals because of what was found in the investigation.

So if they want to keep leaking and pushing and peddling things that try to sabotage the president's agenda, that's unfortunate.

Democrats have amplified their calls for Heggseth's removal.

Following a report in the New York Times that Hegeseth used a

signal chat with his wife, brother, and personal lawyer to discuss military plans.

President Donald Trump has stood by Hexeth, echoing his claims that, quote,

disgruntled employees were responsible for the stories. Republican lawmakers have largely followed Trump's

lead in public comments. But in private, many Republican lawmakers are said to have misgivings

about Heg's ability to lead the Defense Department.

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