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Trump downplays Yemen war plans group chat fiasco: It can happen

Tuesday, March 25 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday downplayed the use of a Signal group chat among top officials to discuss a U.S. attack on Houthis in Yemen -- brought to light when a journalist, Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic, was "inadvertently" added to the chat.Peppered with... Read More.

Trump SSA pick not seeking to privatize Social Security, will meet people where they want to be met

Tuesday, March 25 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Social Security Administration on Tuesday distanced himself from some of the actions taken at the agency by officials linked to Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency.Frank Bisignano, a veteran Wall Street executive and... Read More.

Top intelligence officials grilled over use of Signal group chat

Tuesday, March 25 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Democrats grilled top intelligence officials, including Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe, on the use of a Signal group chat to discuss Yemen war plans -- brought to light when a journalist was "inadvertently" added to the chat.The... Read More.

Fired, reinstated Education Department employees speak out as agency is dismantled

Tuesday, March 25 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Two weeks since the Trump administration eliminated nearly half of the Department of Education's workforce through an overhaul that affected roughly 2,000 people and just days after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to diminish the department, scores of former department employees... Read More.

Several federal judges have slammed the Trump administration. Heres what they have said in court

Tuesday, March 25 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Federal judges have been blunt in their rulings from the bench as the Trump administration has been hit with numerous lawsuits challenging its policies, layoffs and firings and other orders.While many of the cases are still working their way through the system,... Read More.

Trump envoy Witkoff sparks outcry after backing Kremlin talking points on Ukraine

Tuesday, March 25 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump's special envoy and lead negotiator tasked with ending the war in Ukraine, has attracted criticism in Europe and Ukraine after an interview where he appeared to back a number of well-known Kremlin talking points on the conflict.The... Read More.

Who is Mike Waltz, the national security adviser who added journalist to Signal group chat?

Tuesday, March 25 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump said he is confident in his national security adviser, Mike Waltz -- a day after a report detailed how he inadvertently added a journalist to a Signal group chat discussing Yemen war plans.Trump told NBC News on... Read More.

White House denies war plans, classified information discussed in Signal chat on Yemen

Tuesday, March 25 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Officials with the White House's National Security Council say they "are reviewing" how a journalist could have been "inadvertently" added to an 18-member group chat that included several of the nation's top military officials.Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, wrote in... Read More.

Columbia student sues Trump after official says her permanent legal status in the US is revoked

Tuesday, March 25 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A 21-year-old junior at Columbia University said she was the person whom federal agents were after when they showed up at a residence on West 113 Street earlier this month -- and she is now suing President Donald Trump.Federal immigration agents... Read More.

What top Trump officials have said about mishandling classified information

Tuesday, March 25 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Multiple Trump administration officials who allegedly held classified discussions on an open messaging platform have in the past condemned the mishandling of classified records by others, including former President Joe Biden and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.National security adviser Mike Waltz... Read More.

Fired, reinstated Education Department employees speak out as agency is dismantled

Several federal judges have slammed the Trump administration. Heres what they have said in court

Trump envoy Witkoff sparks outcry after backing Kremlin talking points on Ukraine

White House denies war plans, classified information discussed in Signal chat on Yemen

Columbia student sues Trump after official says her permanent legal status in the US is revoked

What top Trump officials have said about mishandling classified information

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