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Pete Hegseth’s wife reportedly attended meetings with foreign defense officials

Defense secretary, already under fire for chat group blunder, faces new scrutiny for having wife in high-level meetings

The Guardian - US

The Signal chat exposes the administration’s incompetence – and its pecking order

The discussion revealed unserious people who don’t know when to keep quiet, with Stephen Miller as the real boss

The Guardian - US

Pentagon nepotism fears as Defense Secretary’s younger brother given key adviser role

Phil Hegseth's past experience includes founding his own podcast production company

The Independent UK

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Another federal judge strikes down Trump’s ban on trans people in the military: ‘Plainly discriminates’

Second nationwide injunction blocks administration’s sweeping Pentagon policy backed by ‘no evidence,’ judge says

The Independent UK

What is 'classified' information? What are 'secure' communications? Here's a primer

The Trump administration's use of a popular app to discuss sensitive military plans — with a journalist on the text chain — is raising questions about security and the importance of safeguarding the nation's secrets

The Independent UK

Top US Senators Demand Probe Into Chat Scandal

Senior Republican and Democratic US senators issued a bipartisan call Thursday for a probe into a scandal over an accidentally leaked chat between top officials on Yemen air strikes that has engulfed Donald Trump's White House.

International Business Times

Trump's Troop Buildup at The Border Now Around 9,000 as Pentagon Authorizes New Troops in Arizona

The Pentagon has authorized a significant expansion of military support at the U.S.-Mexico border, with 9,000 U.S. troops now stationed there

Latin Times

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Senators demand Pentagon investigates Signal leak scandal in bipartisan letter

Top Republican and Democrat on Senate armed services committee urge inspector general to launch inquiry

The Guardian - US

Marco Rubio admits ‘someone made a big mistake adding a journalist’ to the Signal bomb chat

Secretary of State Marco Rubio flatly admitted Wednesday that “someone made a big mistake” when a journalist was added to the encrypted Signal chat about bomb plans in Yemen earlier this month.

The Independent UK

Team Trump picks a fight over the Signal chat. Republicans play ignorant

ANALYSIS: Analysis: Republicans who risked their credibility to get Fox News host Pete Hegseth over the finish line now have to deal with the fallout from the Signal scandal, Eric Garcia writes

The Independent UK

Top Trump aide in Signal chat was in Russia while the text stream was active—but denies he had personal or government-issued phone with him

Special envoy Steve Witkoff was scheduled to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on March 13, at the same time he was in an active Signal group of about a dozen U.S. officials.

Fortune

Fox News immediately downplays full damaging texts from Atlantic group chat story

‘Looks like Goldberg overpromised,’ Lawrence Jones asserted shortly after The Atlantic published the latest texts. ‘There’s not war plans here’

The Independent UK

Bipartisan chorus seeks probes after Signal group chat incident - Roll Call

Senators from both parties were poised to formally request probes into senior officials’ use of Signal to discuss a military operation.

Roll Call

Latest Signal leak revelations expose US officials’ lies about what was shared

Trump officials had claimed nothing classified or risking harm to members of the military was shared in the chat

The Guardian - UK

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International Business Times

Pentagon Issues Urgent Warning About Signal App Amid Russian Hacking Threat—Beware of Phishing Links

Pentagon warns Signal app users after Russian hacking incident to spy on encrypted chats, but what's with the recent controversy with the Trump administration?

International Business Times

Trump Downplays Firestorm Over Leaked Yemen Air Strike Chat

Trump said he would "look into" the use of the Signal app as he put on a united front at a meeting with US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, who inadvertently included The Atlantic magazine's Jeffrey Goldberg in the conversation of top national security officials.

The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: Waltz takes fall for Signal blunder as president dismisses security threat

Signal chat including the top editor of the Atlantic causes White House chaos. Here’s your roundup of key US politics stories from 25 March 2025

Latin Times

Pentagon Was Aware Russian Hackers Use Signal App to Spy Days Before SignalGate: Report

The Pentagon warned that Russian hackers were using Signal to spy—just days after a journalist was accidentally included in a Signal chat for top officials.

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The Independent UK

Pentagon warned of Russian Signal hacker infiltration after massive war plans bungle

Trump administration officials — including Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth — included journalist in group chat on app discussing secret military plans

The Guardian - US

Pentagon warned staffers against using Signal before White House chat leak

Bulletin sent on 18 March said Russian hackers could access messages as Trump officials now downplay blunder

The Independent UK

Elon Musk-owned X loses Community Notes correcting the Pentagon’s claims about the Yemen text leaks

The Pentagon’s official Rapid Response X account was called out in a Community Note for branding The Atlantic journalist ‘deceitful’

Euronews

EU spends €17m securing the Red Sea, but stays mum on US 'free-loading' jibe

EU member states launched a mission in 2024 to protect commercial shipping in the Red Sea.

International Business Times

Trump Brushes Off Yemen Chat Breach As A 'Glitch'

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed the accidental addition of a journalist to a group chat about Yemen air strikes as a "glitch" and stood by his top national security team despite the stunning breach.

The Guardian - US

Stunning Signal leak reveals depths of Trump administration’s loathing of Europe

Messages inadvertently shared with Atlantic journalist lay bare the unvarnished truth about how Vance and Hegseth feel about European allies

International Business Times

Trump And Musk's Federal Overhaul Could Open Doors For Foreign Espionage, Experts Warn

It's not just intelligence officers who are at risk; many government agencies manage vast amounts of sensitive data. For example, the Department of Energy oversees the nation's nuclear secrets, while the Pentagon controls critical military information.

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