Mar 25 Court allows Trump administration to suspend approval of new refugees amid lawsuit By Associated Press An appeals court has allowed the Trump administration to suspend entry of new refugees as a lawsuit plays out over the president’s executive order halting the nation’s refugee admissions system. Continue reading
Mar 25 WATCH: Cotton opens Senate intelligence hearing after war plans shared in Trump Cabinet group chat By Associated Press At the hearing, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe are likely to face questions after it emerged that Gabbard, Ratcliffe and other national security officials texted war plans to a group chat that included a… Continue reading
Mar 25 Wisconsin Supreme Court race draws national attention amid spending surge By Scott Bauer, Associated Press Turnout during the first week of early voting ahead of Wisconsin’s pivotal Supreme Court race is far exceeding levels from another high-stakes election just two years ago. Continue reading
Mar 25 WATCH: Warner slams 'careless, incompetent' discussion of Yemen strikes in Trump Cabinet group chat By Kenichi Serino "It's also just mind boggling to me that all these senior folks who are on this line and nobody bothered to even check," Warner said. Continue reading
Mar 25 Trump downplays officials texting military attack plans on Signal as minor 'glitch' By David Klepper, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Donald Trump is downplaying the texting of attack plans to a group chat that included a journalist as “the only glitch in two months” of his administration. Continue reading
Mar 25 Here's what to know about Signal, the messaging app used in apparent leak of war plans to a journalist By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Because Signal uses end-to-end encryption, experts agree it is more secure than conventional texting - but it could be hacked. Continue reading
Mar 25 Trump administration invokes state secrets privilege in case over deportation of Venezuelan migrants By Michael Kunzelman, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Government attorneys also asked an appeals court Monday to lift the order and allow deportations to continue, a push that appeared to divide the judges. Continue reading
Mar 25 WATCH: 'Nobody was texting war plans.' Hegseth denies that Yemen strike plans were shared with journalist By Associated Press The National Security Council has said the text chain in Signal “appears to be authentic.”… Continue reading
Mar 25 WATCH: Trump intelligence officials testify in Senate hearing after war plans revealed to journalist in group chat By Eric Tucker, David Klepper, Associated Press The first hearing will take place one day after news broke that several top national security officials in the Trump administration texted war plans for upcoming military strikes in Yemen to a group chat that included the editor-in-chief for The… Continue reading
Mar 24 Postmaster General Louis DeJoy resigns after 5 years By Lisa Baumann, Associated Press DeJoy had said last month he planned to step down but hadn’t set a date. He leaves an agency with an uncertain future. Continue reading