3 h. ago Mike Waltz’s team set up at least 20 Signal chats for national security work – report

National security adviser and team shared ‘sensitive information’ in group chats on app, sources tell PoliticoUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump’s national security adviser, Mike Waltz, and his team have created at least 20 different group chats on the encrypted messaging app Signal to coordinate sensitive national security work, sources tell Politico.The revelation, which cites four people with direct knowledge of the practice, follows heightened scrutiny of the administration’s handling of sensitive information after the Atlantic recently published messages from a chat that included the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, sharing operational details of deadly strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Trump to consider final proposal on TikTok future as US ban deadline looms

Owner ByteDance required to find non-Chinese buyer for video app’s American operations by SaturdayDonald Trump is preparing to consider a final proposal to decide the future of TikTok before a deadline for the app to find a non-Chinese buyer or face a US ban.The US vice-president, JD Vance, the commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, the national security adviser, Mike Waltz, and the director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, will meet in the Oval Office on Wednesday to discuss the issue, Reuters reported. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Republicans win special elections for two key House seats in Florida

Randy Fine beats Josh Weil in Mike Waltz’s former district, and Jimmy Patronis wins seat vacated by Matt GaetzRepublicans on Tuesday won special elections for two US House of Representatives seats in Florida vacated by Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees, dashing Democratic hopes for an upset victory in the first federal special elections held since the president began his second term.But Democratic candidates Josh Weil and Gay Valimont are on track to lose the solidly red districts by much smaller margins than the more than 30 points that Democrats lost them by in November. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Florida stays Republican as US House seats go to Randy Fine and Jimmy Patronis – live

Democrats had hoped to flip seats vacated by Mike Waltz, now US national security adviser, and Matt GaetzUS voters are headed to the polls on Tuesday in Wisconsin and Florida in elections that some see as a test of Donald Trump’s popularity and the political clout of his billionaire ally Elon Musk.The most closely watched contest is a battle for a seat on Wisconsin’s seven-member supreme court. Conservatives are trying to flip ideological control of the court, which currently has a 4-3 liberal majority. The contest, which features liberal judge Susan Crawford facing off against conservative Brad Schimel, will have huge consequences in the state. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Florida special election: Republican Randy Fine wins Waltz’s former House seat

Fine takes Trump adviser’s seat despite Democrat Josh Weil putting up stiff challenge in Trump-dominated districtRepublican Randy Fine won a special election Tuesday for a House seat in Florida vacated by Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Mike Waltz, although Democrats are likely to perform better in the Republican district than they did in November.Democratic candidate Josh Weil put up a stiff challenge in the eastern coastal district that Trump carried by 30 percentage points in the November elections, but the AP called the race for Fine early on Tuesday evening. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago Wisconsin and Florida voters head to polls in test of Trump’s popularity

Conservatives bid to overturn liberal majority on Wisconsin supreme court while Florida votes to replace Mike Waltz US voters are headed to the polls on Tuesday in Wisconsin and Florida in elections that some see as a test of Donald Trump’s popularity and the political clout of his billionaire ally Elon Musk.The most closely watched contest is a battle for a seat on Wisconsin’s seven-member supreme court. Conservatives are trying to flip ideological control of the court, which currently has a 4-3 liberal majority. The contest, which features the liberal judge Susan Crawford facing off against the conservative Brad Schimel, will have huge consequences in the state. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Goldberg dismisses Waltz’s Signal leak defense: ‘Numbers don’t just get sucked into other phones’

Atlantic editor says Trump adviser’s defense for accidentally adding him to war plans chat was implausibleAtlantic magazine editor Jeffrey Goldberg has dismissed the explanation offered by national security adviser Mike Waltz for how he was included in a Trump administration group text chat about – and in advance of – the recent bombing of Houthi rebels in Yemen.Goldberg said Waltz’s theory that his contact was “sucked in” to his phone via “somebody else’s contact” was implausible. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Furious moment Trump EXPLODED over war text leaker's absurd Fox interview: 'Should I fire him?'

President Donald Trump was left fuming after National Security Advisor Mike Waltz admitted to accidentally adding a journalist to a Signal group chat about military strikes.

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4 d. ago Donald Trump reveals two word reason why he wants to take over Greenland

Donald Trump condensed his reasoning to why he wants a bigger US influence in Greenland to just two words - his and vice president JD Vance's comments have annoyed Danish officials

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4 d. ago Emojis are now everywhere – but using them can be a minefield

Born of our craving for nuance, these ubiquitous little icons are now causing confusion themselvesEmojis are right now. Netflix’s Adolescence hinges on them. The US national security adviser, Mike Waltz, celebrates bombing Yemen with them. Prince William has a fondness for the aubergine.Emoji use may seem childish or trite, but it’s not a passing fad. It’s increasingly a language in its own right and evolving fast. Not so long ago, few would bother searching for an icon when just typing a word is clearer and – crucially – quicker. That was then. Now, more and more people lean on those ubiquitous little icons. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Pete Hegseth and Mike Waltz’s leaked passwords ‘found online’ in aftermath of Signalgate

German newspaper Der Spiegel claims to have accessed personal data about several top Trump officials

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5 d. ago Kimmel on ‘Signalgate’: ‘A perfect storm of incompetence, inexperience, dishonesty and hypocrisy’

Late-night hosts discuss JD Vance’s trip Greenland and official efforts to downplay sending war plans to a journalistLate-night hosts talked the Trump administration’s attempts to deflect from the Signal group chat leak, Mike Waltz’s public Venmo and JD Vance’s unwanted visit to Greenland. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago New York Times reporter reveals reason Trump won’t fire Mike Waltz

White House Correspondent Maggie Haberman tells CNN that Trump ‘does not want to fire’ officials involved in the Signal group chat leak

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6 d. ago US attorney general unlikely to open criminal investigation of Signal leak, report says – live

Pam Bondi suggests there would be no inquiry into the leaked Signal communications about airstrikes in Yemen, New York Times reportsTop aides to Joe Biden “aggressively” warned Democratic donors last summer that if the then president was forced out of the 2024 election over concerns about his age and fitness, the party would inevitably make the “mistake” of running the vice-president, Kamala Harris, against Donald Trump, a new book says.“One donor on the receiving end of an electronic message summed up the sentiments of Biden’s top aides: ‘They were aggressively saying that we would wind up with the vice-president and that would be a mistake.’” Continue reading...

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6 d. ago The Trump team group chat news is obscuring an essential question | Mohamad Bazzi

Amid outrage over sharing military details, we’re forgetting to scrutinize why the US is bombing Yemen in the first placeThe revelation that top members of Donald Trump’s administration disclosed top-secret US military plans against the Houthi militia in Yemen in a private group chat that included a prominent journalist has generated predictable outrage in Washington. Democrats are calling for a congressional investigation and the resignation of some of the officials involved in the breach, including the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, and the national security adviser, Mike Waltz.In an article published on Monday, the Atlantic magazine’s editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, outlined how he was able to follow the conversation among members of Trump’s cabinet over two days leading up to a series of US airstrikes on 15 March. But in the widespread outrage over the sharing of military information on a Signal chat, one essential question is getting lost: why is Trump bombing Yemen in the...

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6 d. ago Mike Waltz faces new scrutiny over public Venmo account after Signal chat blunder – live

National security adviser’s Venmo account reveals journalists, lobbyists and military personnel, Wired reportsTop aides to Joe Biden “aggressively” warned Democratic donors last summer that if the then president was forced out of the 2024 election over concerns about his age and fitness, the party would inevitably make the “mistake” of running the vice-president, Kamala Harris, against Donald Trump, a new book says.“One donor on the receiving end of an electronic message summed up the sentiments of Biden’s top aides: ‘They were aggressively saying that we would wind up with the vice-president and that would be a mistake.’” Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Mike Waltz and Susie Wiles left sensitive information on public Venmo accounts: Report

Waltz listed ‘friends’ and other details that could have been potentially exploited by foreign intelligence services

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6 d. ago Trump news today: President slaps 25 percent tariff on all non

President insists National Security Adviser Mike Waltz not at fault as White House attacks Atlantic editor added to group chat on Yemen airstrikes by mistake as ‘anti-Trump-hater’

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6 d. 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.

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7 d. ago Trump news today: White House attacks journalist in Signal chat as an ‘anti

President insists National Security Adviser Mike Waltz not at fault as White House attacks Atlantic editor added to group chat on Yemen airstrikes by mistake as ‘anti-Trump-hater’

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