Trump administration faces group chat fallout: From the Politics Desk
The Trump administration is dealing with the fallout over a journalist appearing to have been accidentally added to a group chat among about U.S. plans to strike Houthis in Yemen
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Former Pentagon official on war plans group chat: ‘There’s going to be a fallout’
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Lawmakers demand probe into group chat on Trump team's war plans
The editor of The Atlantic reported that he was accidentally included in a Trump administration group chat about the U.S. plans to bomb Yemen.CBS News - 15h -
Watch: House GOP leaders hold press conference amid group chat blowback
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and his GOP leadership team held a press conference Tuesday morning, as the Trump administration faced a chorus of criticism over a war plans group chat that ...The Hill - 13h -
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Trump officials testify amid fallout over group chat
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5 takeaways from Trump officials war planning group chat breach
Washington was rocked Monday by a truly extraordinary story. The editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, recounted how he had — apparently inadvertently — been added to a group chat ...The Hill - 1d -
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 - 1d -
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Cornyn calls war plan group chat 'a huge screwup'
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) criticized the reported inclusion of an editor for The Atlantic in a group chat of Trump administration officials talking about a U.S. plan to bomb targets in Yemen. ...The Hill - 1d -
White House security leak: who’s who in the Signal group chat
Defense secretary, US vice-president and senior Trump advisers wrote openly about the strikes on Yemen. US politics live – latest updates Key takeaways from the US security leak ...The Guardian - 13h -
Trump team does damage control
Presented by Boeing — President Trump offered the rare acknowledgment of a slip-up by his Cabinet on Tuesday as Washington was gripped by the fallout from a stunning group chat-gone-public. ...The Hill - 4h -
Clinton World takes victory lap after Trump war plans group chat
When the news broke on Monday that a group of top Trump administration officials had convened a text chat to discuss classified information including war plans, those who worked for Hillary Clinton ...The Hill - 5h -
How the Signal 'group chat' furor has affected the 5 biggest players
The furor over a headline-making group chat consumed Washington for a second day on Tuesday. President Trump spoke to reporters from the White House about the matter, and it was also the focus of a ...The Hill - 3h -
Trump officials face records lawsuit over Signal chat
A government watchdog group is suing national security leaders for their use of Signal to discuss military actions, saying the move violated the Federal Records Act (FRA). The suit from American ...The Hill - 3h -
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Trump defends national security adviser amid Signal leak fallout
President Trump told reporters he does not believe national security adviser Mike Waltz should apologize for inadvertently adding a reporter to a Signal group chat.CBS News - 1h -
John Bolton: ‘Stunning’ no one on war plans group chat said ‘we ought to get off Signal’
Former national security adviser John Bolton said it was “stunning” that none of the Trump administration officials on a war planning group chat suggested they not use Signal. Bolton joined ...The Hill - 15h -
White House will make sure Signal group chat incident never happens again, says top GOP lawmaker
House Majority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) joined Meet the Press NOW to discuss the group chat in which members of the Trump administration discussed plans to launch airstrikes against Houthi ...NBC News - 6h -
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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 - 12h -
Trump on war plans group chat: 'It’s just something that can happen'
President Trump on Tuesday acknowledged a mistake occurred when a journalist was swept up in a text message chain with top administration officials on plans for an attack on Houthi rebels, saying ...The Hill - 7h -
Top Trump officials included journalist in group chat about bombing Yemen
The National Security Council said the message thread "appears to be authentic" and the administration is "reviewing how an inadvertent number was added to the chain."CBS News - 13h -
Top Trump officials included journalist in group chat about bombing Yemen
The National Security Council said the message thread "appears to be authentic" and the administration is "reviewing how an inadvertent number was added to the chain."CBS News - 13h -
War plans group chat raises questions about Signal, cybersecurity
Top Trump administration national security officials' use of the messaging app Signal is raising new questions about the platform and how the administration is transmitting sensitive government ...The Hill - 4h -
Atlantic editor on war plans group chat: 'It's unbelievable'
Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, said in a Monday interview he had a hard time believing the group chat he was included in with top Trump Cabinet appointees was authentic because ...The Hill - 14h -
White House pushes back at war plans group chat story
The White House on Tuesday sought to downplay the significance of a journalist being added to a group chat of administration officials discussing plans for attacks against Houthi rebels in Yemen. ...The Hill - 14h
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Trump and intelligence chiefs play down Signal group chat leak
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