2 w. ago National security adviser Michael Waltz reportedly conducted business via Gmail

Latest security flap again focuses scrutiny on Waltz after he earlier added journalist to Yemen war-planning chatUS politics live – latest updatesMichael Waltz, the embattled national security adviser to Donald Trump, and other members of the national security council have reportedly used personal Gmail accounts to conduct government business.The apparent use of Gmail, a relatively insecure method of communication for high-level government officials, places further scrutiny upon Waltz, who is already under pressure after adding a journalist to a group chat on the commercial Signal app, where top US officials then planned and celebrated a US airstrike in Yemen last month. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago The Team Trump big beast who could end up being 'fall guy' for leaked war plans fiasco

Someone's going to have to take the blame for the Signal war plans fiasco.

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3 w. ago Trump breaks silence after Yemen war plan texts revealed and hints at who is responsible for shock leak

Donald Trump dismissed the contents of the messages contained in a Signal chat where his top intelligence, national security and defense officials were discussing attack plans on Yemen.

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3 w. ago Stephen Colbert on the Signal leak: ‘All of these people should be fired’

Late-night hosts discuss fallout from Trump officials accidentally sending Yemen war plans to a journalist Late-night hosts examined the fallout, denials and revelations from the Trump administration accidentally sending war plans to a US journalist. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Atlantic magazine releases further details of Trump officials’ Signal chat

Messages show timings of military strikes in Yemen after White House denies they contained classified material

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3 w. ago 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 material

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3 w. ago Newly shared Signal messages show Trump advisers discussed Yemen attack plans

The Atlantic releases more text from chat after Trump officials claimed none of it was ‘classified information’US politics live – latest updatesThe Atlantic magazine has published fresh messages from a group chat including top US officials where they discuss operational details of plans to bomb Yemen.The initial revelations by the magazine and its editor, Jeffrey Goldberg, who was accidentally added to the chat on the messaging app Signal, have sparked a huge outcry in the US, with the Trump administration facing withering attacks over the disastrous leak of sensitive information. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago The Atlantic releases the entire Signal chat showing Hegseth's detailed attack plans against Houthis

The Atlantic has released the entire Signal chat among Trump senior national security officials

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3 w. ago Atlantic publishes numerous messages from Signal chat discussing plans to bomb Yemen

Magazine releases more text from chat after Trump officials claimed none of it was ‘classified information’US politics live – latest updatesThe Atlantic magazine has published fresh messages from the Signal chat group including from top US officials discussing operational details of plans to bomb Yemen.The initial revelations by the magazine and its editor, Jeffrey Goldberg, who was accidentally added to the chat, have created a huge scandal in the US, and the Trump administration has faced withering attacks over the disastrous leak of sensitive information. However, the magazine did not include specific details of the attack, saying it did not want to jeoparsise national security. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Full Yemen war plans in bombshell Signal chat between Trump officials released

War plans texted in a group chat over an encrypted chat service are now public.

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3 w. ago Trump blames ‘employee’ for Signalgate and ‘billionaires on left’ for Tesla attacks in Newsmax interview: Live

President suggests no punishment for security officials over blunder that saw Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg added to highly-sensitive Signal group chat by mistake

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3 w. ago Trump blames ‘employee’ for Signalgate and ‘billionaires on the left’ for Tesla attacks in Newsmax interview: Live

President suggests no punishment for security officials over blunder that saw Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg added to highly-sensitive Signal group chat by mistake

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3 w. ago Trump addresses Signalgate blunder in Newsmax interview after Waltz takes responsibility: Live

President suggests no punishment for security officials over blunder that saw Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg added to highly-sensitive Signal group chat by mistake

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3 w. ago Trump attacks The Atlantic editor and denies leaked chat contained classified war plans: Live updates

President facing suggests no punishment for security officials over blunder that saw Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg added to highly-sensitive Signal group chat by mistake

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3 w. ago Democrats demand answers over White House’s ‘careless’ Signal blunder

Senators interrogate US intelligence community after Atlantic editor was added to group chat on Yemen war plansUS politics live – latest updatesDemocratic senators demanded answers from leaders of the US intelligence community on Tuesday on how the top editor of the Atlantic was added to a group chat discussing airstrikes in Yemen, arguing that the “sloppy, careless” leak put national security at risk.The unusual story broke on Monday, when the Atlantic published a piece by its editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, who said he had been added to the group on the messaging app Signal, and watched as accounts that appeared to match top Trump administration officials, including Vice-President JD Vance and the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, debated and then coordinated a wave of bombings targeting the Houthis in Yemen. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump intelligence team grilled in Senate hearing after war plans revealed to journalist in group chat: Live

President facing calls to remove senior security officials over blunder that saw Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg added to highly-sensitive Signal group chat by mistake

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3 w. ago Democrat spectacularly tears into Tulsi Gabbard for war plans text leak: Live updates

DAILYMAIL.COM LIVE BLOG: Donald Trump's Cabinet is in the hot seat today as several of his top intelligence officials are set to be grilled by Congress one day after a staggering text chain leak.

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3 w. ago Desperate Fox News goes into furious spin mode to downplay Yemen war plans leak

‘I think you will come away proud that these are the leaders making these decisions in America,’ Fox News host Will Cain said about the Trump officials who accidentally invited a journalist into an unclassified group chat discussing war plans

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3 w. ago The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg reveals where he was when he realized Yemen war plans were real

Hegseth denied that he was ‘texting war plans’ even after an administration spokesperson confirmed the group chat’s authenticity

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3 w. ago Trump stands by National Security Adviser Mike Waltz after Signal text leak amid calls for resignation: Live

President facing calls to remove senior security officials over app blunder that saw Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg added to highly-sensitive group chat by mistake

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