NPR reports that White House is searching for new defense secretary

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(Reuters) – The White House has begun the search for a new defense secretary, the NPR radio station reported on Monday, citing an unnamed official, after reports that incumbent Pete Hegseth shared details of a March attack on Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis in a message group.

(Reporting by Costas Pitas; editing by Rami Ayyub)