
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is holding a press event in the midst of some big developments, including a fresh leaking incident involving Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
The media event is set to begin at 1 p. m.
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The discovery that Hegseth shared sensitive data in another Signal talk reopened issues about his health for the position. The White House denied reports that the management has begun looking for a successor.
The press event will be the first since Pope Francis’s suicide on Monday.