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In their own words: Trump officials shrugging off Signal leak once decried Clinton’s server
By WILL WEISSERTUpdated 12:16 AM CDT, March 26, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — The attempts by President Donald Trump and top leaders of his administration to downplay a security breach that revealed military strike plans in a Signal group chat including a journalist stand in stark contrast to their reaction to Hillary Clinton’s use of a home server as secretary of state.
This time, they’ve largely focused their ire not on sweeping potential security lapses, or punishments as a result, but on the journalist who was errantly added to the group text and reported on it: editor-in-chief for The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg. Some of the text’s participants who spoke out against Clinton haven’t commented publicly at all about the Signal leak.
One of the chief concerns about Clinton’s email server was that it was insecure, and that sensitive information could fall into the wrong hands. But former FBI Director James Comey said in recommending that no charges be brought against Clinton that there was no evidence that her email account had been hacked by hostile actors.
Trump insisted Tuesday that no classified information was divulged in the group chat, though Goldberg wrote that messaging revealed “precise information about weapons packages, targets, and timing” of strikes in Yemen. The White House’s National Security Council has said it is investigating.
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Trump downplays national security team texting military operation plan on Signal as a minor 'glitch'
President Donald Trump told NBC News that the lapse “turned out not to be a serious one," and expressed his continued support for national security adviser Mike Waltz.
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Speaker Mike Johnson floats eliminating federal courts as GOP ramps up attacks on judges
Republican lawmakers are setting their sights on the judiciary following court rulings that have halted Trump's agenda.
www.nbcnews.com
Trump orders FBI to declassify documents from 'Crossfire Hurricane' Russia investigation
Crossfire Hurricane is the FBI's probe that launched in 2016 seeking information on whether Trump campaign members colluded with Russia in the 2016 presidential race.
www.foxnews.com
Austria says it has uncovered a Russian-steered campaign to spread disinformation about Ukraine
Austrian authorities say they uncovered a Russian-steered campaign aimed at spreading disinformation about Ukraine following the detention in December of a Bulgarian woman accused of spying for Russia.
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Top intel officials shift responsibility on to Hegseth for sending potentially classified info to Yemen strike group chat | CNN Politics
Several of President Donald Trump’s top national security officials, at times with assistance from a top Senate Republican, shifted responsibility to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for sending potentially classified information that appeared in a group chat about US military strikes in Yemen...
www.cnn.com
Thai prime minister survives a challenge by rivals who say her father is pulling the strings
Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra easily survived a no-confidence vote in Parliament following a two-day debate in which rivals charged that she has mismanaged the country and let her father, a former prime minister, control her administration.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson: 'We do have authority over the federal courts'
The statement comes as Congress seeks to rein in federal judges who disagree with President Donald Trump.
www.usatoday.com
Russia and Ukraine agree naval ceasefire in Black Sea
The two sides struck separate deals with the US after three days of talks in Saudi Arabia.
www.bbc.com
Trump signs order seeking to overhaul US elections, including requiring proof of citizenship
President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping executive action to overhaul elections in the United States.
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How Trump blew up the world order - and left Europe scrabbling
This is the gravest crisis for Western security since the end of World War Two. So which nations will step forward as the new world order emerges?
www.bbc.com
Top Dem used same app used in Atlantic scandal to set up contact with Steele dossier author
Sen. Mark Warner slammed the use of Signal to discuss a Houthis strike Tuesday, but he used the app himself in 2017 in an effort to reach Christopher Steele.
www.foxnews.com
Trump admin live updates: Trump says he 'couldn't care less' if automakers raise prices in wake of tariffs
In an interview with NBC News, President Donald Trump reportedly said he “couldn’t care less” if automakers raise prices for consumers in the wake of U.S. tariffs.
abcnews.go.com
JD Vance’s visit to Greenland is ‘unacceptable pressure’ by US: Danish PM
JD Vance’s visit to Greenland with senior officials comes as US President Trump says he wants to take the territory.
www.aljazeera.com
The Signal attack plan messages: What we do (and don't) know
The revelation that President Donald Trump’s most senior national security officials posted the specifics of a military attack to a chat group that included a journalist hours before the attack took place has raised many questions.
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Trump pardons former Hunter Biden business associate Devon Archer
President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned Devon Archer, Hunter Biden's former business associate with energy company Burisma Holdings.
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Newly unsealed memo sheds light on Justice Department's rush to drop NYC mayor's corruption case
A top Justice Department official was leaning toward dropping corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams even before summoning the top Manhattan federal prosecutor at the time to Washington to discuss the case.
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“Canceling these paroles is a promise kept to the American people to...
Continue reading...More than 900,000 people were allowed in the country using the CBP One app since January 2023. They were generally allowed to remain in the United States for two years with authorization to work under a presidential authority called parole.
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"The Internal Revenue...
Continue reading...The Trump administration filed a memorandum of understanding late Monday with a court to create guardrails and a process for ICE requests to the IRS to further investigations of criminal illegal immigrants who have failed or refuse to leave the United States 90 days after a judge has issued a final order of removal.
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China said Tuesday it will “fight to the end” if President Donald Trump imposes an additional 50% tariff on Chinese goods, as many countries rush to negotiate trade with the United States, NBC News reported.
If the plan is fully implemented, the total tariffs on goods imported into the U.S. from China would be as much as 104%. In response, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said China “firmly opposes” Trump’s tariff threats, calling its previous countermeasures “entirely justified.”
“If the U.S. insists in its own way, China will fight to the end,”...
Continue reading...If the plan is fully implemented, the total tariffs on goods imported into the U.S. from China would be as much as 104%. In response, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said China “firmly opposes” Trump’s tariff threats, calling its previous countermeasures “entirely justified.”
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Continue reading...DOGE cuts $51M from US African Development Foundation, including $229K to market shea butter
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced $51 million in cuts from the U.S. African Development Foundation, which included hundreds of thousands of dollars for marketing shea butter and pineapple juice, as well as mango drying facilities.
DOGE made the announcement on X, highlighting several initiatives the money was put toward.
For instance, $229,296 was used to market 100% organic shea butter in Burkina Faso; $246,217 was spent on mango drying facilities in the Ivory Coast; and $239,738 was spent on marketing pineapple juice in...
Continue reading...DOGE made the announcement on X, highlighting several initiatives the money was put toward.
For instance, $229,296 was used to market 100% organic shea butter in Burkina Faso; $246,217 was spent on mango drying facilities in the Ivory Coast; and $239,738 was spent on marketing pineapple juice in...
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The former legislation is a response to Trump's ongoing standoff with judges...
Continue reading...The No Rogue Rulings Act (NORRA Act) by Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., would limit district court judges' ability to issue orders blocking Trump policies nationwide. The Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act by Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, is aimed at requiring proof of citizenship in the voting registration process.
The former legislation is a response to Trump's ongoing standoff with judges...
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“We’re not looking at that,” Trump said Monday when asked if he was thinking about taking more time to enact his sweeping tariffs. Instead, the president said countries could work to restore balance in trade relations with the U.S. through other actions.
"We have many, many countries that are coming to negotiate deals with us," Trump said. "They’re going to be fair deals, and in...
Continue reading...“We’re not looking at that,” Trump said Monday when asked if he was thinking about taking more time to enact his sweeping tariffs. Instead, the president said countries could work to restore balance in trade relations with the U.S. through other actions.
"We have many, many countries that are coming to negotiate deals with us," Trump said. "They’re going to be fair deals, and in...
DOGE helps State Department eliminate Biden admin's DEI performance evaluation requirement
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the reforms of the Biden administration’s DEI policies "important and historic."
"Now our incredible Foreign Service Officers will be evaluated on true merit, not on arbitrary immutable characteristics," he wrote on X.
Rubio shared a post from DOGE, which...
Continue reading...Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the reforms of the Biden administration’s DEI policies "important and historic."
"Now our incredible Foreign Service Officers will be evaluated on true merit, not on arbitrary immutable characteristics," he wrote on X.
Rubio shared a post from DOGE, which...
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Trump announced the plans in a Truth Social post, noting that the exam would take place at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Trump was treated for COVID-19 at the same hospital in 2020.
"I am pleased to report that my long scheduled Annual Physical Examination will be done at Walter Reed Army Medical Center on Friday of this week," the Republican wrote. "I have never...
Continue reading...Trump announced the plans in a Truth Social post, noting that the exam would take place at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Trump was treated for COVID-19 at the same hospital in 2020.
"I am pleased to report that my long scheduled Annual Physical Examination will be done at Walter Reed Army Medical Center on Friday of this week," the Republican wrote. "I have never...
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Continue reading...Budget airline Avelo to fly deportation flights for ICE from Arizona
Budget carrier Avelo Airlines signed an agreement to fly federal deportation flights from Arizona beginning in May, according to the company, whose founder acknowledging the decision may be controversial.
Andrew Levy, also the company's CEO, said Avelo is flying for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration Control and Enforcement agency as part of a “long-term charter program” to support the agency's deportation efforts.
The company decided the move would help with expansion and protect jobs, he said.
“We realize this is a sensitive...
Continue reading...Andrew Levy, also the company's CEO, said Avelo is flying for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration Control and Enforcement agency as part of a “long-term charter program” to support the agency's deportation efforts.
The company decided the move would help with expansion and protect jobs, he said.
“We realize this is a sensitive...
CDC redeploys to Texas measles outbreak as RFK Jr. backs vaccine
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"A team of three deployed yesterday to meet with county and state officials to assess the immediate needs to respond to this outbreak. The team is meeting with officials again today," CDC spokesperson Jason McDonald said in an email.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. first said...
Continue reading..."A team of three deployed yesterday to meet with county and state officials to assess the immediate needs to respond to this outbreak. The team is meeting with officials again today," CDC spokesperson Jason McDonald said in an email.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. first said...
Republican Rep. John James announces run for governor: 'Make Michigan great again'
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On Monday, Republican Rep. John James, a Trump ally, announced he was launching his bid for governor, becoming the latest GOP candidate to jump in the primary.
"I'm running for Governor of the great state of Michigan," James shared in a statement on X. "This decision comes after deep reflection, prayer, and a conversation with my wife and children."
James now joins the state’s...
Continue reading...On Monday, Republican Rep. John James, a Trump ally, announced he was launching his bid for governor, becoming the latest GOP candidate to jump in the primary.
"I'm running for Governor of the great state of Michigan," James shared in a statement on X. "This decision comes after deep reflection, prayer, and a conversation with my wife and children."
James now joins the state’s...