Did Trump’s Team Share Classified Information in the Leaked Signal Chat?
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Did Trump’s Team Share Classified Information in the Leaked Signal Chat?

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines “This is when the first bombs will definitely drop,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth texted a group of senior Trump administration officials, telling them the precise time of military flights that would attack Houthi locations in Yemen. That message, along with many others, was…

Trump Downplays Signal Leak, Backing Waltz and Pointing Finger at Journalist
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Trump Downplays Signal Leak, Backing Waltz and Pointing Finger at Journalist

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump characterized an extraordinary security breach as a minor transgression on Tuesday, insisting that top administration officials had not shared any classified information as they discussed secret military plans in a group chat that included the editor in chief of The Atlantic…

Opinion | The Worst Part of Pete Hegseth’s Group Chat Debacle
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Opinion | The Worst Part of Pete Hegseth’s Group Chat Debacle

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In this episode of “The Opinions,” the New York Times Opinion columnist David French breaks down the security concerns behind the Trump administration’s military discussions on the Signal app and the consequences such a security breach could have on American safety and military…

Trump Administration Deals With Signal Group Chat Leak Fallout: What to Know
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Trump Administration Deals With Signal Group Chat Leak Fallout: What to Know

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Trump administration is dealing with the fallout of an extraordinary leak of internal national security deliberations, disclosed in an encrypted group chat that mistakenly included a journalist from The Atlantic. In the group message among cabinet officials and senior White House staff,…

Hegseth Disclosed Secret War Plans in Group Chat With Atlantic Journalist
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Hegseth Disclosed Secret War Plans in Group Chat With Atlantic Journalist

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth disclosed war plans in an encrypted group chat that included a journalist two hours before U.S. troops launched attacks against the Houthi militia in Yemen, the White House said on Monday, confirming an account in the magazine The Atlantic….

Opinion | If Pete Hegseth Had Any Honor, He Would Resign
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Opinion | If Pete Hegseth Had Any Honor, He Would Resign

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines I don’t know how Pete Hegseth can look service members in the eye. He’s just blown his credibility as a military leader. On Monday, The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg published one of the most extraordinary stories I’ve ever read. President Trump’s national security adviser,…

Musk Set to Get Access to Top-Secret U.S. Plan for Potential War With China
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Musk Set to Get Access to Top-Secret U.S. Plan for Potential War With China

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Pentagon is scheduled on Friday to brief Elon Musk on the U.S. military’s plan for any war that might break out with China, two U.S. officials said on Thursday. Another official said the briefing will be China focused, without providing additional details….

Judge Blocks Policy That Would Expel Transgender Troops
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Judge Blocks Policy That Would Expel Transgender Troops

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A federal judge blocked the Trump administration on Tuesday from banning transgender people from serving in the military. In a forcefully written opinion that rebuked the president’s effort, U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes issued an injunction that allows trans troops to keep…

Chinese Warships Circle Australia and Leave It Feeling ‘Near Naked’
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Chinese Warships Circle Australia and Leave It Feeling ‘Near Naked’

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines For nearly a month, Australian forces were on alert as a flotilla of Chinese navy ships made an unannounced voyage around the continent. The ships sailed in and out of Australia’s exclusive economic zone. They fired live shots near commercial airspace, forcing dozens…

State Dept. Plans to Close Diplomatic Missions and Fire Employees Overseas
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State Dept. Plans to Close Diplomatic Missions and Fire Employees Overseas

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Senior State Department officials have drawn up plans to close a dozen consulates overseas by this summer and are considering shutting down many more missions, in what could be a blow to the U.S. government’s efforts to build partnerships and gather intelligence, American…