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Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic:
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans — The world found out shortly before 2 p.m. eastern time on March 15 that the United States was bombing Houthi targets across Yemen. — I, however, knew two hours before the first bombs exploded that the attack might be coming.
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Garrett M. Graff / Doomsday Scenario:
Six Short Thoughts on the Most Insane Trump Story of All Time — Trump's “Team of Amateurs” Screwed Up in the Most Hilarious (and Troublesome) Way — This afternoon, just before 1 pm ET, The Atlantic posted what is, hands down, the wildest and most insane story I have ever read about US national security …
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Politico:
Waltz's future in doubt following accidental war plan leak — “You can't have recklessness as the national security adviser,” one official said. — The stunning revelation that top administration officials accidentally included a reporter in a group chat discussing war plans …
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Axios, The US Sun, Raw Story, National Review and Mediaite
David French / New York Times:
If Pete Hegseth Had Any Honor, He Would Resign — I don't know how Pete Hegseth can look service members in the eye. He's just blown his credibility as a military leader. — On Monday, The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg published one of the most extraordinary stories I've ever read.
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
A Conversation With Jeffrey Goldberg About His Extraordinary Scoop — How The Atlantic's editor in chief found himself in a group chat with Trump-administration officials who were planning an attack on Yemen — The Trump administration has provided many jaw-dropping moments …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money and Raw Story
Wired:
Trump Officials in Signal Fiasco Attended Secret Mar-a-Lago Dinner Shortly After Celebrating Bombing — Trump officials accidentally invited the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic to their Signal group chat. Hours after bombs dropped on Yemen, they partied at a $1-million-per-seat Mar-a-Lago dinner.
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Axios:
“Heads should roll”: Congress erupts over stunning Trump admin leak — Members of Congress in both parties exploded in anger Monday after the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic revealed he was inadvertently included in a highly-sensitive Trump administration Signal chat on airstrikes in Yemen.
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Washington Post:
Trump officials shared war planning in unclassified chat with journalist
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Amy Mackinnon / Politico:
‘Amateur hour’: Washington aghast at Trump administration's war plan group chat
‘Amateur hour’: Washington aghast at Trump administration's war plan group chat
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The Moderate Voice, Axios, The Hill and Raw Story
Jack Blanchard / Politico:
Signalgate — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — Good Tuesday morning.
Signalgate — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — Good Tuesday morning.
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Justin Baragona / The Independent:
Former defense secretary says somebody ‘needs to get fired’ over Trump admin's shocking war plans leak to journalist
Former defense secretary says somebody ‘needs to get fired’ over Trump admin's shocking war plans leak to journalist
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Charlie Nash / Mediaite:
Josh Hawley Shrugs off Major National Security Leak: Democrats Are 'Griping About Who's on a Text Message'
Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Trump Team Leaks War Plans in Jaw-Dropping Security Fiasco
Trump Team Leaks War Plans in Jaw-Dropping Security Fiasco
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Axios, The Hill, RedState, Daily Mail, New Republic, CBS News, The National Pulse and Mediaite
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The final nail in the ‘but her emails’ coffin
The final nail in the ‘but her emails’ coffin
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The Gateway Pundit, New York Post, Raw Story and New Republic
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Speaker Johnson: Waltz, Hegseth shouldn't be disciplined over war plans Signal chat
Speaker Johnson: Waltz, Hegseth shouldn't be disciplined over war plans Signal chat
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Mediaite, New Jersey Online, The Independent, CBS News and Raw Story
Paul McLeary / Politico:
Hegseth disputes he texted war plans
Hegseth disputes he texted war plans
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The Independent, Raw Story, The Guardian and Daily Mail
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
‘National Security Was Compromised’: Fox News Anchor John Roberts Calls Leaked War Plans to The Atlantic a ‘BFD’
Emily Peck / Axios:
Social Security rushing service cuts at White House request, sources say — The Social Security Administration is rushing cuts to phone services at the White House's request, the agency's acting commissioner told Social Security advocates in a meeting on Monday, two sources who attended tell Axios.
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Washington Post:
Long waits, waves of calls, web crashes: Social Security is breaking down — A flood of cuts led by Elon Musk has sent the agency into chaos as a new commissioner prepares to take charge. — Just now — The Social Security Administration website crashed four times in 10 days this month …
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Los Angeles Times and The Hill
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Jordan briefs Trump on plans to rein in federal judges — House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan said he briefed President Donald Trump over the weekend about his panel's plans to examine how the federal judiciary is working to block key parts of the administration's agenda.
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Bloomberg Law, The Daily Signal, Reuters and Deseret News
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Brendan Ruberry / Semafor:
DHS Sec. Noem says will move to ‘eliminate’ FEMA, a long-time Trump target — The News — US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told a Cabinet meeting Monday that the department would move to “eliminate” the government's disaster relief agency, days after President Donald Trump signed …
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Ben Leonard / Politico:
GOP senator: Trump ‘interested in’ seeing Congress codify DOGE cuts
GOP senator: Trump ‘interested in’ seeing Congress codify DOGE cuts
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Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
USPS chief Louis DeJoy resigns as Trump eyes overhauling mail agency — The postmaster general had said in February that he would stay on until a successor was chosen. — U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy will resign at the end of the day Monday, concluding a five-year tenure that began …
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Kelly Tyko / Axios:
DeJoy stepping down as USPS postmaster general immediately
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Eric Cortellessa / Time:
Exclusive: Louis DeJoy Resigns as Postmaster General
Exclusive: Louis DeJoy Resigns as Postmaster General
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
US Postmaster General Louis DeJoy resigns
US Postmaster General Louis DeJoy resigns
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UPI and Federal News Network
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
A longtime target of the right is finally buckling under Trump pressure — The second Trump administration has shown remarkable aggression in abruptly canceling hundreds of millions of dollars in research grants at elite universities — in an effort to force them to make major policy changes in line with the president's politics.
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Csongor Körömi / Politico:
Danish PM condemns Trump team over imminent Greenland visit — Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen lashed out at President Donald Trump's U.S. administration for putting “unacceptable pressure” on Greenland, as she slammed the upcoming visit to the Danish territory by U.S. Second Lady Usha Vance.
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Seb Starcevic / Politico:
Greenland to Trump: No, we didn't invite you
Greenland to Trump: No, we didn't invite you
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New York Times:
Columbia Student Hunted by ICE Sues to Prevent Deportation — Yunseo Chung, a legal permanent resident who has lived in the U.S. since she was 7, participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Immigration agents visited residences looking for her. — A 21-year-old Columbia University student …
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Politico, USA Today, New York Daily News, WUSA, The Independent, The Guardian, Axios, The Hill, The Forward and Baltimore Sun
Zach Everson / Forbes:
Lobbyist And Government Contractor Bought JD Vance's Home For $170,000 Over Asking Price — A government contractor and lobbyist who served in President Donald Trump's first administration bought Vice President JD Vance's Virginia home in an above-market deal, a sale his spokesperson says was based on the market.
Julia Frankel / Associated Press:
Oscar-winning Palestinian director is attacked by Israeli settlers and detained by the army — Israeli settlers beat up one of the Palestinian co-directors of the Oscar-winning documentary film “ No Other Land ” on Monday in the occupied West Bank before he was detained by the Israeli military …
Jesse Bedayn / Associated Press:
Trump's portrait to be taken down at Colorado Capitol after president claimed it was ‘distorted’ — A painting of Donald Trump hanging with other presidential portraits at the Colorado state Capitol will be taken down after Trump claimed that his was “purposefully distorted,” according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press.
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Politico:
Anti-Trump former Republican David Jolly considers run for Florida governor — Jolly is contemplating his next move as Trump has already endorsed Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) for the job. — David Jolly, the former representative whose sharp disagreements with President Donald Trump led …
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Thune plans April vote on new budget blueprint — Senate Republicans want to adopt a budget blueprint by April 11 to move forward on President Donald Trump's legislative agenda. “I want to get it done this work period,” Majority Leader John Thune told reporters Monday.
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