Justice Dept. Policy Now Allows Pursuit of Reporters’ Records in Leak Inquiries
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Justice Dept. Policy Now Allows Pursuit of Reporters’ Records in Leak Inquiries

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Attorney General Pam Bondi on Friday said that federal authorities may once again seek reporters’ phone records and compel their testimony in leak investigations, reversing a Biden administration policy meant to protect journalism from intrusive efforts to identify and prosecute leakers. An internal…

Hegseth Set Up Signal on a Computer in His Pentagon Office
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Hegseth Set Up Signal on a Computer in His Pentagon Office

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had the consumer messaging app Signal set up on a computer in his office at the Pentagon so that he could send and receive instant messages in a space where personal cellphones are not permitted, according to two people…

Judge Says One DOGE Member Can Access Sensitive Treasury Dept. Data
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Judge Says One DOGE Member Can Access Sensitive Treasury Dept. Data

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A Manhattan federal judge ruled on Friday that one member of Elon Musk’s government efficiency program could have access to sensitive payment and data systems at the Treasury Department, as long as that person goes through appropriate training and files disclosures. The order…

Opinion | What Happens When There’s a Real National Security Crisis?
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Opinion | What Happens When There’s a Real National Security Crisis?

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The fact that no one on the chat raised any concern about discussing classified matters on a commercial app strongly suggests such behavior may be common practice in this administration, as recent reporting indicates. This is particularly egregious, given how many participants have…

Opinion | 8 Pieces of Free Advice for Trump’s National Security Team
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Opinion | 8 Pieces of Free Advice for Trump’s National Security Team

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines This may be presumptuous, but it strikes me that the new administration’s national security team could use some advice. I have worked with senior leaders through many administrations from both parties. I’ve seen firsthand how highly capable and skilled professionals have conducted themselves…

Signal Leak Shows Trump Only Takes Federal Secrets Seriously When It Suits Him
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Signal Leak Shows Trump Only Takes Federal Secrets Seriously When It Suits Him

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines As far as the Trump administration is concerned, there are government secrets and then there are government secrets. Details sought by a federal court about a military flight of immigrants that landed many days ago with video cameras recording its arrival? Sorry, judge,…

Bondi Indicates Signal Chat Episode Will Not Be Criminally Investigated
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Bondi Indicates Signal Chat Episode Will Not Be Criminally Investigated

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Attorney General Pam Bondi signaled on Thursday that there was unlikely to be a criminal investigation into the sharing of military operation details in an unsecured text group, declaring that the specifics of when fighter jets would depart and when bombs would fall…

Intelligence Officials Face a Fresh Round of Questions About Signal Leak
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Intelligence Officials Face a Fresh Round of Questions About Signal Leak

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Members of President Trump’s cabinet insisted at a House committee hearing on Wednesday that there was nothing wrong with using a consumer messaging app to discuss U.S. military plans to strike Houthi targets in Yemen. On Tuesday, the spy chiefs told the Senate…

Opinion | Foreign Spies to Team Trump: 👊🇺🇸🔥
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Opinion | Foreign Spies to Team Trump: 👊🇺🇸🔥

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines So-called zero-click spyware is now sold to regimes and corporations around the globe. Apple has notified users in 150 countries that they’ve been targeted. A program from a single Israeli spyware maker, the NSO Group, has been deployed in Saudi Arabia, Spain, Hungary,…