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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
Mar 27 Bipartisan senators overseeing military request Pentagon investigation into use of Signal app By Stephen Groves, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Republican committee chair Sen. Roger Wicker and top Democrat Sen. Jack Reed signed onto a letter to the acting inspector general at the Defense Department for an inquiry into the potential use of unclassified networks to discuss classified information. Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch 4:31 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… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch 6:44 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… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch 7:18 ‘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. Continue watching
Mar 26 WATCH: Trump hosts celebration of Women’s History Month at White House By Associated Press Trump recognized Susie Wiles, the first woman to serve as White House chief of staff, as “the most powerful woman in the world,” and he said Karoline Leavitt, the youngest person to be press secretary, was “knocking them dead.”… Continue reading
Mar 26 The Atlantic releases the entire Signal chat showing Hegseth’s detailed attack plans against Houthis By Tara Copp, Associated Press The Atlantic has released the entire Signal chat among Trump senior national security officials. It shows that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth provided the exact times of warplane launches and when bombs would drop… Continue reading
Mar 26 WATCH: Gabbard calls Signal chats a ‘mistake’ as Trump officials face House Intelligence Committee By David Klepper, Associated Press Top intelligence officials have faced another round of tough questions about leaked military plans as they appeared before lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch 6:13 Democrats grill Trump officials on why they used a commercial app to discuss war plans By Lisa Desjardins, Jonah Anderson A typically ordinary Senate hearing on threats to the U.S. became contentious following news of a major national security breach. Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, revealed Monday that he was accidentally put into a chat on Signal with… Continue watching