22 h. ago Unearthed photo of Trump security advisor Mike Waltz demolishes major claim about war plan leak scandal

A photo has been published that pokes holes into Mike Waltz's explanation for Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg being allowed into a White House group chat.

Events

24 h. ago Top Trump officials have private data and passwords leaked in stunning security breach following war plan debacle

Most of the numbers and email addresses were still in use and actively sending and receiving as recently as a few days ago.

Politics

27 h. ago Inside Trump's rage at 'stupid' top national security aide as he battles 'embarrassing' leaked war plans texts

President Donald Trump lauded National Security Advisor Michael Waltz as a 'good man' who will continue to do a 'good job' during an event at the White House on Tuesday.

Events

29 h. ago Democrats call on defense secretary Pete Hegseth to resign over group chat scandal – live

Criticism of defense secretary grows as Democrats rejected assertions by Tulsi Gabbard and John Ratcliffe that no classified material was included in the chatNewly released messages show Trump advisers discussed Yemen attackUnder pressure from his rightwing base to challenge judges who have ruled against Donald Trump, speaker of the House Mike Johnson suggested on Tuesday that Congress could consider eliminating certain federal courts.It forms part of a broader assault on the judiciary, spurred by court decisions that have blocked several Trump administration actions, NBC News reports. Continue reading...

Politics

30 h. ago Top Democrat accuses Trump officials of lying as Gabbard again denies classified information shared in group chat – live

Senator Mark Warner, who questioned national intelligence director and CIA director on Tuesday says messages clearly classified as Gabbard doubles down on claimsNewly released messages show Trump advisers discussed Yemen attackUnder pressure from his rightwing base to challenge judges who have ruled against Donald Trump, speaker of the House Mike Johnson suggested on Tuesday that Congress could consider eliminating certain federal courts.It forms part of a broader assault on the judiciary, spurred by court decisions that have blocked several Trump administration actions, NBC News reports. Continue reading...

Politics

32 h. ago US spies issued warning WEEKS AGO about Signal messaging app security fears and potential leaks

America's National Security Agency warned against mis-use of the Signal app last month - weeks before US President Donald Trump's top people sparked the notorious 'chatgate' attack plans scandal

Events

34 h. ago Donald Trump's top team HUMILIATED as MORE bombshell war messages released

Further texts have been leaked from Donald Trump's top security team after a major national security blunder saw a journalist added to a group chat discussing US military strikes on Yemen

Events

45 h. ago US security breach: Mike Waltz admits 'full responsibility' for leaked war texts saga

The US security breach raised concern and questions on Tuesday as messages were leaked off app Signal after Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic magazine editor-in-chief, was added to a group chat

Events

46 h. ago Donald Trump defends baffling use of Signal after group chat leak in security failure

Donald Trump has given a baffling response to the major intelligence security failure that saw the US' war plans accidentally leaked to a reporter, after he was added to a group chat on the app Signal

Events

50 h. ago Why the Signal chat leak might have exposed a big legal problem for Trump administration

Lawmakers and legal experts claim the Yemen Signal group chat ‘blatantly violated security regulations designed to prevent exactly this kind of leak’

Politics

52 h. ago The Guardian view on the Signal war plans leak: a US security breach speaks volumes | Editorial

A staggering blunder points to the wider failings of the careless and amateurish Trump administrationIt is jaw-dropping that senior Trump administration figures would accidentally leak war plans to a journalist. But the fundamental issue is that 18 high-ranking individuals were happy discussing extremely sensitive material on a private messaging app, highlighting the administration’s extraordinary amateurishness, recklessness and unaccountability.The visceral hostility to Europe spelt out again by the vice-president, JD Vance, was glaring. So was the indifference to the potential civilian cost of the strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen, designed to curb attacks on Red Sea shipping. The Houthi-run health ministry said that 53 people including five children and two women were killed. The response by the national security adviser, Michael Waltz, to the attacks was to post emojis: a fist, an American flag and fire. The lack of contrition for this security breach is also telling...

Events

52 h. ago Rebecca Hendin on chaos across the Atlantic, and in Europe – cartoon

Continue reading...

Events

53 h. 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...

Politics

54 h. ago Trump’s top team slammed for ‘unbelievably stupid’ security breach after Signal group chat leak

Gordon Brown’s former security adviser slammed Trump’s administration for the ‘extraordinary’ breach

Politics

54 h. ago Is Signal that secure? What the experts think about Trump admin’s war plans leak

‘This is one more example of the kind of sloppy, careless, incompetent behavior, particularly toward classified information,’ Democratic senator says

Politics

54 h. ago Signal: What is the app in the Trump leak scandal, how safe is it – and can you really add people by accident?

A magazine journalist’s account of being added to a group chat of U.S. national security officials coordinating plans for airstrikes has raised questions about how highly sensitive information is supposed to be handled

Politics

56 h. 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

Politics

57 h. ago 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 YemenUS politics live – latest updatesKey takeaways from the US security leak Continue reading...

Events

58 h. ago Exploitable flaws: what US adversaries could learn from White House security failure

Hostile intelligence agencies are likely to pore over details revealed in chat group planning for Yemen strikesUS politics live – latest updatesThe leak of top US officials’ deliberations over planning for this month’s strikes on the Houthis in Yemen – revealed by a journalist who was accidentally invited to a chat group on the Signal messaging app – will be highly useful for hostile intelligence agencies. Continue reading...

Events

59 h. ago White House security failure prompts calls for resignations – US politics live

Democratic national committee chair Ken Martin calls on defense secretary to resign; House speaker Mike Johnson signals support for Pete Hegseth and national security adviser Mike WaltzSignal leak reveals depths of Trump administration’s loathing of EuropeHierarchies and the human factor: key takeaways from US security leakThe leak of top US officials’ deliberations over planning for this month’s strikes on the Houthis in Yemen – revealed by a journalist who was accidentally invited to a chat group on the Signal messaging app – will be highly useful for hostile intelligence agencies.Read more on what the security blunder means for the Trump administration: Continue reading...

Events