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Mar 28

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What we know — and don’t know — about the U.S. strikes in Yemen

By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn

The U.S. launched what analysts are describing as one of the largest bombing missions in Yemen in years. The strikes targeted what the U.S. says are Houthi leaders and terrorist infrastructure. The Trump administration’s campaign has been ongoing for two…

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Mar 28

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The security vulnerabilities of using Signal to discuss military operations

By Lisa Desjardins, Azhar Merchant

The news of Trump officials using Signal for a group chat on military operations has raised many questions about just how secure such messaging apps are and the risks if government officials use them on their personal devices. Lisa Desjardins…

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Mar 27

Judge says he will order Trump administration to preserve Signal chat about strikes in Yemen

By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

A federal judge on Thursday said he will order the Trump administration to preserve records of a text message chat in which senior national security officials discussed sensitive details of plans for a U.S. military strike against Yemen’s Houthis.

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Mar 27

Bondi signals chat investigation unlikely, despite long history of similar inquiries

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

Multiple high-profile figures have found themselves under investigation in recent years over their handling of government secrets.

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Mar 26

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Trump officials face more questions as new details from Yemen strike chat revealed

By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev

The Atlantic published the full message exchange among the president’s national security aides right before the launch of a military campaign in Yemen. The messages were written on the non-secure, commercial app Signal and the issue dominated a hearing on…

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Mar 26

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Administration trying to avoid that Signal chat is massive security breach, Goldberg says

By Geoff Bennett, Zeba Warsi

Details about U.S. military strikes being discussed on Signal have shocked many in the national security community. But President Trump called the whole episode a "witch hunt" and said Defense Secretary Hegseth "had nothing to do with this." Geoff Bennett…

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Mar 26

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‘Just own it’: GOP Rep. Bacon says Signal chat contained classified info

By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz

To discuss the Signal chat on military strikes, Amna Nawaz spoke with Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska. He spent nearly three decades in the U.S. Air Force, retiring as a brigadier general.

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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.

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Mar 24

Trump officials texted war plans against Houthis to group chat that included a journalist

By Tara Copp, Aamer Madhani, Eric Tucker, Associated Press

The National Security Council said in a statement that it was looking into how a journalist's number was added to the chain in the Signal group chat.

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Feb 04

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Congress Votes to Delay Switch to Digital TV Until June

Congress passed a bill Wednesday delaying the transition from analog to digital television until June to give Americans more time to prepare for the switch. A reporter gives an update.

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