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Schumer, Democrats seek to get off the mat amid new Trump controversy
Democrats and their embattled Senate Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) have received a welcome change to rebound amid the controversy surrounding the Signal group chat that entangled a number of Trump ...The Hill - 8h -
'SNL' Cold Open spoofs Signal chat controversy with Trump officials adding teens to group text
"Saturday Night Live” spoofed the recent Trump administration Signal group chat controversy in the latest Cold Open. The sketch starts with three teenage girls, played by Mikey Madison, Ego Nwodim ...The Hill - 6h -
Flight data show Steve Witkoff was in Russia during group chat on Signal
As Trump Cabinet members sent texts on Signal, one of them, Steve Witkoff, was in Russia, but the White House says he didn't have his phone.CBS News - 3d -
'SNL' joins the military plans group chat
When it comes to political satire, “Saturday Night Live” has had no end of possible material lately, and for its spring opener, the recent Signal group chat involving Trump administration officials ...NBC News - 13h -
Trump discusses car price concerns and controversial Signal chat in interview
In a wide-ranging interview with NBC News on Saturday, Trump said he "couldn't care less" if automakers raise prices on foreign cars following his imposed auto tariffs.NBC News - 19h -
Israeli officials furious that Signal group chat exposed intelligence, sources say
Sources tell CBS News the Signal chat involving senior Trump administration officials included sensitive intelligence Israel provided to the U.S.CBS News - 1d -
These are the Trump officials' names that appear in the Signal chat
Defenese Secretary Pete Hegseth, national security adviser Mike Waltz and more of the contacts who appeared in the Signal group chat about a U.S. attack on Houthis in Yemen.CBS News - 2d -
The Tech Behind Signalgate + Dwarkesh Patel’s ‘Scaling Era’ + Is A.I. Making Our Listeners Dumb?
“The group chats are popping off at the highest levels of government.”The New York Times - 2d -
Even More Venmo Accounts Tied to Trump Officials in Signal Group Chat Left Data Public
WIRED has found four new Venmo accounts that appear to be associated with Trump officials who were in an infamous Signal chat. One made a payment with a note consisting solely of an eggplant emoji.Wired - 2d -
Trump discusses tariff impact on car prices, Signal group chat leak
Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker joins Sunday TODAY’s Willie Geist to discuss her phone conversation with President Donald Trump about his tariff’s impact on the price of cars, his stance on ...NBC News - 6h -
Goldberg not commenting on relationship with Mike Waltz after Signal chat leak
President Trump's national security adviser has denied knowing the editor of The Atlantic after accidentally adding him to a sensitive group chat.CBS News - 3d -
GOP lawmaker says Signal chat information being considered unclassified is ‘surprising’
Republican Rep. Mike Turner (Ohio), former chair of the House Intelligence panel, said it’s “surprising” that the Trump administration is considering the information leaked in a Signal group chat ...The Hill - 1h -
Signal chat shows isolationist Vance as Trump flexes control abroad
The war plans group chat uncovered by a journalist at The Atlantic exposed some daylight between Vice President Vance and others in the administration, showing Vance’s hesitance about launching a ...The Hill - 1d -
Sunday shows preview: Trump dismisses Signal chat fallout; Tariff trade war heats up
President Trump swiftly navigated his response to bombshell reports of Cabinet members conversing about the United States’ strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen via Signal, an online messaging ...The Hill - 21h -
Democratic senator said Signal chat could have led to lost US lives
Democratic Sen. Mark Warner said had information been leaked from national security officials' Signal chat on plans to bomb the Houthis, lives could have been lost.ABC News - 2h -
Trump Talks Signal Leak and Auto Tariffs to NBC
President Trump told NBC News he would not fire anyone involved in a group chat that inadvertently disclosed plans for U.S. airstrikes to a journalist. He also said he “couldn’t care less” if car ...The New York Times - 2h -
‘Almost comical’: the Trump team’s first national security crisis
The use of a group chat to discuss military attacks has called into question the competency of senior officials, despite their brazen defianceFinancial Times - 1d -
2024 Trump voters react to his first two months:’ He’s cleaning house’ even if I don’t ‘100% agree’
African-American men who voted for President Trump in 2024 talk about his first two months in office, their views on the Democratic party, and their expectations for DOGE's work. This focus group ...NBC News - 2d -
The White House's Barstool problem
Dave Portnoy, a Trump supporter and the founder of Barstool Sports, went viral for his blistering critique of the administration’s group chat debacleNBC News - 1d -
Timeline: The Trump administration's shifting stance on the Signal chat debacle
The Trump administration is still grappling with the revelation from Monday that several senior officials discussed plans to strike Houthi rebels in Yemen in a Signal chat that inadvertently ...NBC News - 3d -
After the Signal Leak, How Well Do You Know Your Own Group Chats?
A journalist’s inclusion in a national security discussion served as a reminder that you might not know every number in the chat — and that could be a big problem.The New York Times - 4d -
Democrats reject advice to 'play dead,' vow hard fight against Trump’s domestic agenda
A month ago, James Carville, the highly influential Democratic strategist, advised his party to “play dead” and allow President Trump and his Republican allies who control Congress to self-destruct ...The Hill - 2h -
SignalGate Is Driving the Most US Downloads of Signal Ever
Scandal surrounding the Trump administration’s Signal group chat has led to a landmark week for the encrypted messaging app’s adoption—its “largest US growth moment by a massive margin.”Wired - 3d -
Goldberg pushes back on Waltz: 'Phone numbers don’t just get sucked into other phones’
Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor in chief of The Atlantic, on Sunday pushed back against an earlier claim from national security adviser Mike Waltz about a group chat in which top Trump administration ...The Hill - 3h -
Democrats Fired from F.T.C. Sue President Trump Over Dismissals
Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya, who were fired from the agency this month, accused President Trump in a lawsuit of executive overreach.The New York Times - 2d -
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President Trump defends deportations to El Salvador; Brush fire battle ongoing in Florida.CBS News - 22h -
The Windsor Knot Takes Washington
President Trump and his cabinet favor this style for their neck ties.The New York Times - 9h -
Maher rails against NPR CEO, calls for public media funding cuts
Talk show host Bill Maher railed against NPR CEO Katherine Maher, characterized the radio outlet as “crazy far-left” and called for public media funding cuts, arguing the country is "past the age" ...The Hill - 22h -
How Trump Is Inspiring Wannabe Authoritarians Everywhere
President Trump has turned a central precept of American diplomacy on its head, embracing fellow leaders who abandon democratic principles.The New York Times - 2h -
Trump says he’s ‘very angry’ and ‘pissed off’ at Putin during an NBC News interview
Trump said that he was "angry" and "pissed off" when Russia's President Vladimir Putin criticized Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's credibility.NBC News - 4h -
Democratic Sen. Bennet says he supports Trump’s threat to impose secondary tariffs on Russia
Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) says President Trump’s back and forth relationship with Russia is “crazy” but would support his call for secondary tariffs should peace talks with Ukraine fall through.NBC News - 4h -
Democratic senator warns ‘extreme’ progressives risk alienating Americans
John Fetterman says the party’s left wing won the election for Trump and is intent on repeating its mistakesFinancial Times - 1d -
Trump hasn't asked Waltz to resign, but Signal chat is "still a hot potato," official says
The Trump administration is still monitoring the fallout from the disclosure of attack plans, as a watchdog inquiry looms.CBS News - 2d -
Is Trump’s authoritarian lurch following the playbook of Iran’s Ahmadinejad?
The US president’s rapid dismantling of democratic norms has sent scholars scrambling for global precedents. It reads like an inventory of Donald Trump’s first two months back in the White ...The Guardian - 11h -
Trump admin lays off most of Institute of Peace in latest federal purge
The Trump administration has reportedly fired a majority of employees at the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) over the weekend, with termination letters landing in personal email accounts starting ...The Hill - 15h