Two Pentagon Officials Suspended Amid Leak Probe

Dan Caldwell and Darin Selnick, both senior Pentagon officials, have been placed on administrative leave and escorted out of the Pentagon amid an investigation into unauthorized leaks of sensitive information. The probe centers on a Signal messaging chat involving high-level Trump administration officials, where military plans such as strikes on Houthi militants in Yemen were discussed and a journalist was inadvertently included. Caldwell, a key adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and a Marine Corps veteran, was named as a primary contact in the chat, while Selnick is a former Department of Veterans Affairs official. The Pentagon has indicated that polygraph tests may be used, and the investigation is part of a broader crackdown on internal leaks. The full scope and consequences of the disclosures are not yet clear, but the incident has increased scrutiny on Pentagon security. No formal charges have been announced against either official.