Latest in Trump news at a glance: Waltz takes fall for Signal blunder as president dismisses security threat
Sort by
2,647 items
-
Mike Waltz’s team set up at least 20 Signal chats for national security work – report
National security adviser and team shared ‘sensitive information’ in group chats on app, sources tell Politico. Donald Trump ’s national security adviser, Mike Waltz , and his team have created ...The Guardian - 12h -
Goldberg dismisses Waltz’s Signal leak defense: ‘Numbers don’t just get sucked into other phones’
Atlantic editor says Trump adviser’s defense for accidentally adding him to war plans chat was implausible. Atlantic magazine editor Jeffrey Goldberg has dismissed the explanation offered by ...The Guardian - 3d -
Waltz may struggle to walk away from Signal group chat controversy
The White House has declared the controversy around a Signal chat for a military strike that inadvertently included a journalist to be “closed,” but the episode has left some in President Trump’s ...The Hill - 22h -
Trump nominee says he would have stopped Signal breach
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump nominee says he would have stopped Signal breach President ...The Hill - 1d -
Goldberg says it’s ‘not true’ that he and Waltz never spoke prior to Signal leak: Full interview
In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Editor-in-Chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, disputes the idea he had never met national security adviser Mike Waltz before being added to a ...NBC News - 3d -
Vulnerable Republicans step up appeals to Trump amid primary threats
Vulnerable GOP senators are taking steps to appeal to President Trump as they stare down the possible threat of primary challengers next year. A handful of these senators have faced criticism from ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump's threat to bomb Iran would spark retaliation, its supreme leader says
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei said the U.S. would receive a blow if it acts on President Trump’s threat to bomb Tehran without a new nuclear deal.NBC News - 2d -
Trump faces test in Florida
President Trump's appeal will face a test Tuesday in the Florida special election to replace his national security adviser Mike Waltz in Florida’s 6th Congressional District. Trump and Waltz each ...The Hill - 1d -
Global stock markets fall as new Trump tariffs loom
Threat of deepening trade war on eve of Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ spooks investors across US, Asia-Pacific and Europe. Stock markets across the world fell heavily on Monday after Donald Trump ...The Guardian - 2d -
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 - 6d -
Live results: Florida special election for Mike Waltz's seat
Florida voters are heading to the polls to choose a replacement for former Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.), the current national security adviser, in what has shaped up to be a major referendum on ...The Hill - 1d -
Judge dismisses criminal case against New York Mayor Eric Adams
The DOJ argued that charges against Adams should be tossed to avoid hurting the mayor's ability to cooperate with immigration policies of President Trump.CNBC - 14h -
National security adviser Michael Waltz reportedly conducted business via Gmail
Latest security flap again focuses scrutiny on Waltz after he earlier added journalist to Yemen war-planning chat. US politics live – latest updates Michael Waltz, the embattled national ...The Guardian - 16h -
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 - 3d -
Mayor Eric Adams' case dismissed with prejudice in opposition to Trump's DOJ
A federal judge in New York on Wednesday dismissed corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams.ABC News - 16h -
Morning Report — Trump, GOP stress tests take center stage
In today’s issue: It’s a big week by Washington’s yardstick. Will President Trump’s new tariffs, scheduled to take effect Wednesday, weaken U.S. growth? Will Wisconsin and Florida election ...The Hill - 1d -
JD Vance accuses Denmark of failing to keep Greenland secure as he slams European allies
Vance's visit comes as President Donald Trump hardens his rhetoric about taking control of Greenland.CNBC - 4d -
A Competitive Race for Mike Waltz’s Seat Rattles Republicans
Democrats are hoping to do better in Florida’s Sixth District than they did in November, when President Trump won it by 30 points.The New York Times - 3d -
Trump knocks NBC's Welker after Signal leak questions on 'Meet the Press'
President Trump tore into Kristen Welker, moderator of NBC's "Meet The Press," over her questioning of a Republican lawmaker about a Signal leak of Pentagon attack plans that has consumed headlines ...The Hill - 2d -
Eric Adams corruption case dismissed, judge says Trump can no longer use charges as 'leverage'
A judge ruled to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams after the Trump administration argued the case distracted from his ability to enforce immigration policy.NBC News - 18h -
Trump's tariff threats helped erase stock gains
President Donald Trump will announce tariffs today on potentially trillions of dollars' worth of imports, an action he has called "Liberation Day."NBC News - 15h -
Finland's president says Trump growing 'impatient' with Putin
Finnish President Alexander Stubb said in a new interview that President Trump seemed to be growing “impatient” with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who rejected a U.S. ceasefire proposal and ...The Hill - 2d -
Trump Media filing opens door for president to sell $2B in stock
Trump's social media company filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange commission that could allow the president's trust to sell more than $2 billion of shares.ABC News - 18h -
Rams take Shedeur Sanders in new CBS Sports mock draft
The Rams could take a serious look at quarterback at No. 26 if a good prospect falls to them.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Ex-British ambassador to US who criticized Trump urges Starmer not to concede on retaliatory tariffs
Former United Kingdom Ambassador to the United States Kim Darroch urged British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to take a robust stance against President Trump’s threats of retaliatory tariffs, saying ...The Hill - 3d -
Vance Signal messages suggest he doesn’t think Trump knows what he’s doing, Goldberg says
Editor-in-Chief of The Atlantic Jeffrey Goldberg says messages from JD Vance exchanged in a Signal chat with top officials indicate that the vice president thinks President Trump does not ...NBC News - 3d -
The countries hit hardest by new US tariffs - the plan at a glance
A 10% rate of import tax will apply globally - with higher rates for a list of Trump's "worst offenders".BBC News - 2h -
Trump calls 'never ending' Signal leak story 'old and boring,' blasts media
President Trump slammed the media for its “never-ending” coverage of the Signal group chat leak, calling it “old and boring.” In a post Sunday on Truth Social, Trump praised Sen. Markwayne Mullin ...The Hill - 3d -
Trump sets a new record for strategic partnerships with Latin America
President Trump's administration is strengthening U.S. presence and partnerships in Latin America, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, and other ...The Hill - 2d -
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 - 5d -
‘The law is the same for everyone’: Macron addresses Le Pen verdict for first time and criticises threats against judges – Europe live
French president says ‘the judiciary is independent’ following threats made against judges in case against former French far-right leader . The French government expects President Trump’s ...The Guardian - 17h -
Auto Tariffs Take Effect, Putting Pressure on New Car Prices
President Trump says the tariffs will encourage investment in U.S. factories, but analysts say car buyers will have to pay thousands more.The New York Times - 4h -
Trump's joint chiefs nominee says he would have stopped Signal chat
President Trump’s nominee to be the U.S. military’s highest-ranking officer on Tuesday asserted that he would have stopped a Signal chat among high-ranking officials last month had he been in the ...The Hill - 1d -
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 - 6d -
Trump news at a glance: All eyes on special elections; Booker’s 25-hour speech on ‘nation in crisis’
Elections in Wisconsin and Florida seen as reflection of Trump’s standing with voters. Here’s your roundup of key US politics stories from 1 April 2025.. Republican Randy Fine won a special ...The Guardian - 1d -
5 U.S. Voters Weigh In on the Signal Leak
What did they think about the national security breach, in which Trump administration officials discussed attack plans in Yemen on a commercial messaging app?The New York Times - 4d -
Trump news at a glance: sweeping tariffs announced; Musk could be nearing end of role
Trump announces ‘reciprocal’ tariffs on largest US trading partners; Elon Musk may leave government role at end of 130-day cap. Here’s your roundup of key US politics stories from 2 April 2025. ...The Guardian - 6h