Top Items:


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.
Discussion:
Scripps News, NBC News, Politico, Axios, Washington Examiner, CBS News, Mediaite, CNN, Drezner's World, Raw Story, The Hill, Fox News, Salon, Fortune, New York Times, Associated Press, Wall Street Journal, New Jersey Online, New York Post, Semafor, ABC17NEWS, The Warning with Steve Schmidt, Washington Post, Le Monde, Liberal Currents, Bloomberg, New Republic, The Guardian, Daily Mail, LAist, The Independent, UnHerd, The Post Millennial, HuffPost, The Free Press, Crikey, Off Message, National Review, USA Today, The Kyiv Independent, The Dispatch, The Gateway Pundit, driftglass, Deadline, ClearanceJobs, Daily Kos, Pen Strokes, Ken Klippenstein, HotAir, Rolling Stone, ABC News, Breitbart, The Register, New York Daily News, Ars Technica, American Thinker, Patterico's Pontifications, The Verge, UPI, The Daily Caller, Democrats, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Forbes, The Hollywood Reporter, KRQE NEWS 13, To the Contrary, Task & Purpose, Variety, TechCrunch, Military Times, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, Foreign Policy, Daring Fireball, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, PoliticusUSA, Jewish Insider, Adventus, FIRST DRAFT, New York Times, israelhayom.com, New York Magazine and Blue Virginia, more at Mediagazer »
RELATED:


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 …
Discussion:
Good Politics/Bad Politics, israelhayom.com, New York Times, Politico, The Hill, New Republic and Raw Story


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 …
Discussion:
Axios, The US Sun, Raw Story, National Review and Mediaite

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.
Discussion:
Mediaite, CNN, The US Sun, The Defense Post, Raw Story, Breitbart, Washington Examiner, The Hill, CBS News, Al Jazeera, USA Today, The Guardian, New Republic and The Independent


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 …
Discussion:
Lawyers, Guns & Money and Raw Story


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.
Discussion:
The Free Press and Politico


“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.
Discussion:
RedState, Washington Examiner, Business Insider and The Hill


Trump officials shared war planning in unclassified chat with journalist
Discussion:
USA Today, The Hill, Globally famous …, HuffPost, Raw Story, Washington Times and Axios

‘Amateur hour’: Washington aghast at Trump administration's war plan group chat
Discussion:
The Moderate Voice, Axios, The Hill and Raw Story

Signalgate — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — Good Tuesday morning.
Discussion:
The Hill

Former defense secretary says somebody ‘needs to get fired’ over Trump admin's shocking war plans leak to journalist
Discussion:
The Guardian, The Independent, NBC News, Washington Examiner, The Hill, PBS NewsHour, The US Sun and Raw Story


Trump Team Leaks War Plans in Jaw-Dropping Security Fiasco
Discussion:
Axios, The Hill, RedState, Daily Mail, New Republic, CBS News, The National Pulse and Mediaite

The final nail in the ‘but her emails’ coffin
Discussion:
The Gateway Pundit, New York Post, Raw Story and New Republic

Speaker Johnson: Waltz, Hegseth shouldn't be disciplined over war plans Signal chat
Discussion:
Mediaite, New Jersey Online, The Independent, CBS News and Raw Story

Hegseth disputes he texted war plans
Discussion:
The Independent, Raw Story, The Guardian and Daily Mail



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.
Discussion:
Saywhat Politics
RELATED:


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 …
Discussion:
Los Angeles Times and The Hill


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.
Discussion:
Bloomberg Law, The Daily Signal, Reuters and Deseret News
RELATED:


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 …
Discussion:
The Daily Beast, GovExec.com, Breitbart, The Independent, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Federal News Network, Fox News and RedState

GOP senator: Trump ‘interested in’ seeing Congress codify DOGE cuts
Discussion:
Punchbowl News, Fox News and Daily Kos


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 …
Discussion:
WNYW-TV, The Independent and ABC17NEWS
RELATED:


DeJoy stepping down as USPS postmaster general immediately
Discussion:
Reuters, One America News Network and FOX 13 Seattle

Exclusive: Louis DeJoy Resigns as Postmaster General
Discussion:
Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, The US Sun, Raw Story, Fox Business and WCSH

US Postmaster General Louis DeJoy resigns
Discussion:
UPI and Federal News Network


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.
Discussion:
HEPI, Christian Science Monitor, The Hoya, Townhall and The Guardian
RELATED:

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.
Discussion:
USA Today, Reuters, ABC News, Fortune, The Daily Signal and New York Magazine
RELATED:

Greenland to Trump: No, we didn't invite you
Discussion:
Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, Raw Story, HuffPost, Townhall, New York Times, Metro.co.uk, The Gateway Pundit, USA Today, New York Post, Daily Kos and Scripps News


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 …
Discussion:
Politico, USA Today, New York Daily News, WUSA, The Independent, The Guardian, Axios, The Hill, The Forward and Baltimore Sun


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.


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 …


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.
Discussion:
KKTV-TV, The Hill, Townhall, Megyn Kelly, Colorado Times Recorder, Denver Post, Denver 7 Colorado News, The US Sun, The Independent, The Guardian, Washington Post, Daily Mail, Raw Story, Atlanta Black Star, Mercury News, Daily Kos, Time, Axios, Fox News, The Colorado Sun, Scripps News, New York Magazine, The Daily Wire, New York Post, Boston Herald, NBC News, New York Times and USA Today


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 …


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.
Discussion:
Washington Examiner, IJR and Axios