Hello! It's Rebecca Morin. Sticking with the big news this week, what do you think about President Donald Trump's top aides discussing war plans on an encrypted messaging application? |
Top Trump administration officials, including Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, discussed sensitive information about U.S. airstrikes on Iran-backed Houthi sites in Yemen in a Signal group chat with a journalist present. The Atlantic's editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg revealed the stunning security breach in a first-hand account about how Trump's national security adviser, Mike Waltz, mistakenly invited him into the chat. President Donald Trump on Tuesday expressed confidence in his national security team even as Democrats in Congress demanded answers following the explosive report. Follow today's updates. |
Hours before the airstrikes on March 15, Hegseth shared secret plans, including targets and attack sequencing, in the chat. Both Ratcliffe and Gabbard told the Senate Intelligence Cc ommittee on Tuesday that their multi-day chat two weeks ago did not discuss the kind of specific operational details that could be considered classified. Democrats and some Republicans have said the Signal leak raises questions about the potential mishandling of national security information, which federal law dictates should only be shared through the government's own approved secure platforms. Democrats sent a letter demanding answers of the chat. | Tulsi Gabbard, director of National Intelligence, center, John Ratcliffe, director of the Central Intelligence Agency, right, and Kash Patel, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, left, arrive for the Senate Committee on Intelligence hearing to examine worldwide threats on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. Jack Gruber, USA TODAY |
Inside federal workers' return to office |
Bring your own toilet paper. Take your trash home with you. Hours-long commutes. A total "morale killer." That's what some federal workers are seeing as they return to office following a mandate by the Trump administration. Federal workers across seven different agencies described the conditions of a rushed return to headquarters and field offices around the country that are ill-prepared for a flood of workers after years of telework. See what workers said about their experiences. |
You asked, On Politics answers: Supreme Court intervention? |
Staying on the topic of federal workers, Kathleen from Oak Grove asked whether the Supreme Court will overrule Trump and dismiss top Trump adviser Elon Musk for the mass layoffs of federal workers? |
The Trump administration this week asked the Supreme Court to block a ruling by a federal judge that requires the administration to reinstate thousands of probationary employees who were dismissed under Trump and Musk's Department of Government Efficiency effort to downsize the government. The Supreme Court hasn't set a time for parties involved to respond to the Trump administration's appeal — which could take days, weeks and even months. It's not clear how the Supreme Court would likely rule in regards to the Trump administration's request. | | | | Greenland flatly denied a claim made by President Donald Trump that officials from the island invited a delegation led by Usha Vance, the wife of Vice President JD Vance, to visit the Arctic territory this week. | | | | On Sunday, a portrait of Trump commissioned and hung by state Republicans six years ago drew the president's ire on social media. It was taken down. | | | | The case is the latest challenge in an effort by conservatives to curb the "administrative state." | | | | Protests are planned at Tesla dealerships around the world as its CEO, Elon Musk, continues his involvement in the Trump administration. | | | | Susan Monarez has been acting chief at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention since January. Her nomination came after David Weldon withdrew. | | | | The U.S. reached agreements with Ukraine and Russia that, if implemented, would represent the clearest progress yet towards a wider ceasefire | | | | | | | Sign up for the news you want | Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don't miss out! We're always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. | | | | | | |
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