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What top Trump officials have said about mishandling classified information
Multiple Trump administration officials who allegedly held classified discussions on an open messaging platform condemned the mishandling of classified records by others.ABC News - 3d -
Did Trump’s Team Share Classified Information in the Leaked Signal Chat?
The often bureaucratic nature of classified information is complicated, with different levels of secrecy and different potential punishments for its disclosure.The New York Times - 2d -
USAid employees told to destroy classified documents, email shows
Officials have begun large-scale destruction of classified documents, including using shredders and ‘burn bags’. US politics live – latest updates Officials at the US Agency for International ...The Guardian - Mar. 11 -
USAID order to delete classified records sparks flurry of litigation
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) employees and outside groups are fighting an order from the agency’s leadership to shred and burn its classified documents as well as personnel ...The Hill - Mar. 12 -
House Democrat presses for training on handling of classified material after war plan
Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.), a moderate Democrat and former Air Force officer, pressed for all government personnel to receive training on how to handle classified material, following a news ...The Hill - 4d -
Top intel officials claim no classified information was shared in group chat with journalist
President Donald Trump’s top intelligence officials claimed on Tuesday that they did not share any classified materials in a group text about U.S. military plans that inadvertently included a ...NBC News - 3d -
Castro on Signal chat not being classified: 'Y'all know that's a lie'
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) said Trump intelligence officials lied when they said the information included in a Signal group chat regarding an airstrike in Yemen did not include classified ...The Hill - 2d -
Nebraska Legislature approves measure classifying gig economy workers as independent contractors
The Nebraska Legislature has approved a measure classifying some gig economy workers as independent contractors, according to its website. L.B. 229, introduced by state Sen. Bob Hallstrom, was ...The Hill - Mar. 11 -
Trump revokes access to classified material for Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton and Biden officials
President Donald Trump in a Friday night memo rescinded any existing security clearances and access to classified information for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former Vice President ...NBC News - 6d -
Armed Services chair: Strike plans in Signal chat should have been classified
Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) said Wednesday he believes the information detailing the attack plan against the Houthis in Yemen should have been classified. Wicker ...The Hill - 2d -
Trump says he would ask Hegseth to review if flight times should be classified
President Trump on Wednesday said he would ask Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to review what kinds of information should be classified, especially flight times, after they were included in the ...The Hill - 2d -
Fox's Jennifer Griffin: Info Hegseth sent 'classified' and meant only for secure channels
Fox News’s Chief National Security Correspondent Jennifer Griffin said she surveyed current and former defense officials on Wednesday who said Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth shared “classified” ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump taps classified docs co-defendant Walt Nauta for Naval Academy Board
President Trump tapped Walt Nauta, a Navy veteran and his co-defendant in Special Counsel Jack Smith's classified documents case, for a seat on the Naval Academy’s Board of Visitors on Friday. “Our ...The Hill - Mar. 8 -
USAID employees told to burn or shred classified documents
The U.S. Agency for International Development is instructing its staff in Washington to shred and burn documents, according to an email obtained by NBC News.NBC News - Mar. 11 -
Bondi deflects on potential Signal probe: Information 'not classified'
Attorney General Pam Bondi declined to say whether the Justice Department was investigating national security leaders’ use of Signal to discuss an airstrike, implying such an action may not be ...The Hill - 1d -
Bondi deflects on potential Signal probe: Information 'not classified'
Attorney General Pam Bondi declined to say whether the Justice Department was investigating national security leaders’ use of Signal to discuss an airstrike, implying such an action may not be ...The Hill - 1d -
U.S. Army soldiers accused of selling classified materials to China
Two U.S. Army soldiers were arrested in Washington state for allegedly trying to sell sensitive government information to buyers in China. Charlie D'Agata has more.CBS News - Mar. 7 -
USAID staff instructed to clear out classified safes and shred or burn documents
"Shred as many documents first, and reserve the burn bags for when the shredder becomes unavailable or needs a break," the email reads.CBS News - Mar. 11 -
U.S.A.I.D. Official Orders Employees to Shred or Burn Classified and Personnel Records
Union representatives demanded that the aid agency follow the law stated in the Federal Records Act. Defense lawyers argued that officials had not destroyed personnel records and would not destroy ...The New York Times - Mar. 12 -
Columbine survivor's death 'best classified as homicide': Coroner report
The death toll from the Columbine High School mass shooting in 1999 has risen by one.The Hill - Mar. 13 -
Final report on Trump's handling of classified docs should never be released: DOJ
Last month, the White House said the FBI returned the boxes of materials that were seized from Mar-a-Lago to President Donald Trump.ABC News - Mar. 15 -
Top US officials shared classified details of military strikes with journalist
Vice-president and defence secretary debated charging Europe for American attack on HouthisFinancial Times - 4d -
Gabbard, Ratcliffe contend Signal chat did not include classified information
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) clashed with Trump administration intelligence officials as they asserted that information on U.S. war plans for Yemen did not include intelligence information. Director of ...The Hill - 3d -
Gabbard and Ratcliffe say Yemen strike chat did not have classified information
During questioning from Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., DNI Tulsi Gabbard refused to answer if she was included in a group chat about military strikes in Yemen that accidentally included a journalist and ...NBC News - 3d -
House Democrat: Hegseth shared classified info to make up for 'personal inadequacies'
Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.) suggested Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth shared top secret information in a Signal group chat with national security officials to alleviate “personal ...The Hill - 3d -
Trump’s Attitude Toward Classified Materials Trickles Down to His Aides
Many of the people serving in the administration do not have decades of experience in government, or deep knowledge of its rules and why they exist, former officials say.The New York Times - 1d -
Trump’s Attitude Toward Classified Materials Trickles Down to His Aides
Many of the people serving in the administration do not have decades of experience in government, or deep knowledge of its rules and why they exist, former officials say.The New York Times - 1d -
Trump officials attack journalist after Signal leak published in full
The White House has denied that the information in the chat was classified or constituted a 'war plan'.BBC News - 2d -
New report reveals top Trump admin. officials discussed classified information on messaging app
NBC News Senior National Security Correspondent Courtney Kube explains the alleged breach of protocol by top national security officials who discussed upcoming military strikes on the messaging app ...NBC News - 4d -
The Atlantic publishes full Signal thread with Hegseth, Waltz after Trump says texts not classified
The Signal thread included President Donald Trump's national security advisor Michael Waltz, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Vice President JD Vance and others.CNBC - 2d -
Former national security officials say plans shared with journalist should have been classified
Former national security officials and Democrats rejected the Trump administration’s assertion that no secrets were disclosed when detailed U.S. air strike plans were inadvertently shared with a ...NBC News - 1d -
Nat sec officials discussion of 'clearly classified' information violated law, experts say
The inadvertent inclusion of a journalist on a Signal group chat discussing attack plans means officials likely violated the Espionage Act and public records laws while flouting guidance on how to ...The Hill - 15h -
Nat sec officials discussion of 'clearly classified' information violated law, experts say
The inadvertent inclusion of a journalist on a Signal group chat discussing attack plans means officials likely violated the Espionage Act and public records laws while flouting guidance on how to ...The Hill - 15h -
US military's mini space shuttle returns to Earth after orbiting for 434 days on a secret mission
The U.S. military's classified mini space shuttle has returned to Earth after circling the world for 434 daysABC News - Mar. 7 -
Trump administration says handling of USAID documents 'did not violate' federal laws
A USAID directive to destroy classified documents had been "seriously misapprehended," Trump administration attorneys wrote in a court filing Wednesday.ABC News - Mar. 12 -
Crucial JFK information still unreleased: Author James H. Johnston
His comments come after the remaining classified files on the assassination of Kennedy were released Tuesday.The Hill - Mar. 20 -
Elon Musk meets defence officials in Pentagon visit
The White House denied media reports that Musk would receive a briefing on classified reports about China.BBC News - Mar. 21 -
Atlantic magazine releases more details of Trump officials’ Signal chat
Messages show timings of military strikes in Yemen after White House denies they contained classified materialFinancial Times - 2d -
How the White House Is Using Semantics to Downplay the Signal Leak
War plan or battle plan? Classified or not? The answers to those questions amount to a distinction without much of a difference.The New York Times - 2d -
As USAID clears out, official directs employees to use burn bags on documents
A USAID official instructed employees Tuesday on "clearing our classified safes" by shredding documents at the embattled foreign aid agency's Washington headquarters.ABC News - Mar. 11