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Top Trump official tasked with dismantling USAID is out
Pete Marocco, the Trump administration official tasked with dismantling USAID, told staff he is stepping away from his role, according to an email obtained by ABC News.ABC News - 5d -
What to know about Signal, app used by Trump officials for war plans
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other Trump officials allegedly used Signal for a group chat to discuss a highly sensitive operation.CBS News - 2h -
Jeffries calls for investigation of top Trump officials after bombshell military breach
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is calling for Congress to investigate top Trump administration officials in the wake of a bombshell revelation that The Atlantic’s top editor was ...The Hill - 21h -
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 - 8h -
Trump officials circulate plan to overhaul US foreign assistance
Trump administration officials are proposing new plans to overhaul how America gives out foreign assistance in the wake of efforts to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development ...The Hill - 5d -
Schumer blasts Trump officials for war plans Signal chat
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) panned the Trump administration over Monday’s “stunning” report that top officials used an unauthorized messaging platform to discuss planned attacks ...The Hill - 23h -
John Bolton blasts Trump officials for using Signal to conduct government business
Former national security adviser John Bolton went after multiple Trump administration officials on Monday for reportedly using the messaging app Signal to conduct government business. “I couldn't ...The Hill - 21h -
Roger Stone criticizes Trump officials over war plans group chat
Roger Stone believes that high-level Trump administration officials were wrong to use a private app to communicate sensitive military plans, regardless of whether a reporter was added to the chain ...The Hill - 5h -
Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv officials to meet Trump aides in Saudi Arabia
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says ‘realistic proposals on the table’ in talks; Donald Trump hints US may be close to lifting intelligence pause. What we know on day 1,111. See all our Russia-Ukraine war ...The Guardian - Mar. 10 -
The Subtext of a Trump Official’s Letter to the M.T.A.
Sean Duffy, secretary of transportation, demanded information about crime in the subway system. But transit watchers saw a different agenda.The New York Times - 5d -
Columbia Faculty Protests as Trump Officials Hail University Concessions
While some professors rallied to criticize the changes, federal officials called the university’s actions a “positive first step” in maintaining a financial relationship.The New York Times - 5h -
Did Trump Officials Defy a Court Order?
A New York Times review of flight data shows how the Trump administration deported about 200 migrants to El Salvador — despite a federal judge’s ruling blocking these deportations. Luke Broadwater, ...The New York Times - 6d -
Trump and Pentagon officials deny Elon Musk got China war plan briefing
Tech billionaire and Trump adviser Elon Musk is scheduled to visit the Pentagon on Friday for a briefing that will include a discussion on China, according to three defense officials.NBC News - 4d -
Atlantic journalist says Trump officials included him in war plans group chat
Jeffrey Goldberg, editor in chief of The Atlantic, was apparently included in a Trump administration group chat on Signal in which top officials debated and then discussed details of attacks ...The Hill - 1d -
Atlantic editor-in-chief mistakenly placed on Trump officials’ war plans group chat
The editor-in-chief of The Atlantic magazine, Jeffrey Goldberg, says he was mistakenly added to a group chat with Trump administration officials on the commercial encrypted messaging app Signal. ...NBC News - 20h -
Messages with Yemen war plans shared with reporter appears 'authentic': Official
Members of the Trump administration coordinated highly sensitive Yemen attack plans on an unsecure group chat, a White House official confirmed.ABC News - 8h -
Ukraine is willing to accept a 30-day ceasefire with Russia, U.S. officials say
Ukraine is ready to accept a 30-day ceasefire with Russia, according to U.S. officials who met with Ukrainian officials in Saudi Arabia. This comes as the Trump administration agreed to lift a ...CBS News - 5d -
Trump administration official says peace talks with Russia were ‘positive’
Special Envoy Steve Witkoff recently met with Russian officials about continued peace negotiations, and he said the meeting was “positive.” “This morning, I met with President Putin,” Witkoff said ...The Hill - Mar. 16 -
Trump officials decimate climate protections and consider axeing key greenhouse gas finding
EPA takes aim at almost every major pollution rule in what environmentalists call act of ‘malice toward the planet’. Donald Trump ’s administration is to reconsider the official finding that ...The Guardian - Mar. 12 -
Trump Officials in Signal Fiasco Attended Secret Mar-a-Lago Dinner Shortly After Celebrating Bombing
Trump officials accidentally invited the editor in chief of The Atlantic to their Signal group chat. Hours after bombs dropped on Yemen, they partied at a $1-million-per-seat Mar-a-Lago dinner.Wired - 19h -
Here's how every senator voted on confirming Trump's top officials
Charts show how each Democratic and Republican senator voted on President Trump's Cabinet picks and selection for FBI director.CBS News - Mar. 12 -
'We're not stopping': Trump officials raise the stakes in showdowns with judges
President Donald Trump and his allies have launched a multi-pronged attack on the judiciary.NBC News - Mar. 17 -
Trump Official Pushes Congestion Pricing Deadline Back a Month
New York was defiant in the face of the Trump administration’s demand that the tolling program end by Friday. Now, Washington is willing to wait a month.The New York Times - 4d -
Tulsi Gabbard pulls security clearances for top Biden officials and those who went after Trump
National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard said Monday she has stripped security clearances from dozens of former national security officials, the Manhattan district attorney who secured a felony ...NBC News - Mar. 11 -
Trump Officials Disclosed Military Plans in a Group Chat
Also, paper bags might not be as green as you think. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.The New York Times - 21h -
Former Pentagon official on war plans group chat: ‘There’s going to be a fallout’
Former Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said late Monday that she believes there is going to be ‘a fallout” from revelations that top Trump administration officials created a group ...The Hill - 6h -
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 - 4h -
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 - 4h -
French official knocks ‘shameful’ Trump administration after Statue of Liberty remarks
Raphaël Glucksmann, a center-left French politician, slammed the Trump administration as “shameful” after it pushed back against his call for the Statue of Liberty to be returned to France. In a ...The Hill - Mar. 18 -
Trump downplays infighting between Elon Musk, Marco Rubio, other officials
President Trump is backing a House Republican plan to avert a government shutdown next week. He also played down reports of in-fighting in his Cabinet with advisor Elon Musk. Nikole Killion has the ...CBS News - Mar. 8 -
Trump pushes out National Endowment for the Humanities chair, official says
President Trump directed National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Chair Shelly Lowe to step down from her role, which she has now done, an agency spokesperson confirmed Thursday morning. The ...The Hill - Mar. 13 -
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 - 22h -
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 - 22h -
Former Obama DOJ official calls for FBI investigation into war plans text chat
Former Obama Justice Department official Matthew Miller called for an FBI investigation after The Atlantic’s bombshell report that its editor was included in a group chat of Trump administration ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump’s Moves on Greenland Appear to Be Backfiring
The Greenlandic government is calling an upcoming visit by Trump officials “aggressive,” pushing the island further from the United States.The New York Times - 5h -
Trump White House has asked U.S. military to develop options for the Panama Canal, officials say
The Trump White House has directed the U.S. military to draw up options for increasing the American troop presence in Panama to achieve President Trump’s goal of “reclaiming” the Panama Canal.NBC News - Mar. 13 -
Rubio and Trump Officials Clash With Elon Musk in an Explosive Meeting
Simmering anger at the billionaire’s unchecked power spilled out in a remarkable Cabinet Room meeting. The president quickly moved to rein in Mr. Musk.The New York Times - Mar. 8 -
Trump Officials Warn 60 Colleges of Possible Antisemitism Penalties
The administration’s warning came just after it pulled hundreds of millions of dollars from Columbia University.The New York Times - Mar. 11 -
Immigrant detention centers are at capacity, Trump admin officials say
The Department of Homeland Security is working with several agencies to increase bed space as they ask Congress for more funding.NBC News - Mar. 12 -
Trump officials to take ‘private visit’ to US space base in Greenland
National security adviser and second lady will travel to Arctic island coveted by US presidentFinancial Times - 1d