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8:20 PM ET, March 25, 2025

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Joanne Stocker / CBS News:
As top Trump aides sent texts on Signal, flight data show a member of the group chat was in Russia  —  President Trump's Ukraine and Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff was in Moscow, where he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, when he was included in a group chat with more than a dozen …
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Brandi Buchman / HuffPost:
Pete Hegseth Sued Over Signal Text Debacle  —  A public watchdog group has launched the first lawsuit over the Trump administration's use of Signal to discuss war plans, HuffPost has learned.  —  A public watchdog group sued Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and a slew of other Trump administration …
Politico:
'It's so unbelievable': Cyber world stunned over war planners using Signal  —  Regardless of app security, experts say communicating the military plans of the U.S. government in a non-classified space creates a massive security vulnerability.  —  Lawmakers and experts are sounding the alarm …
FPWellman / On Democracy with FPWellman …:
It's a thousand times worse than you think  —  Whiskeyleaks seems appropriate  —  The explosive news broke yesterday that National Security Advisor Michael Waltz had opened a Signal group chat to discuss the planning for strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen and included Atlantic Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg.
Discussion: Beyer, New Republic and The Guardian
Karoun Demirjian / New York Times:
Officials in Leaked Chat Had Criticized Clinton's Use of Private Email Server
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:   The deep divide lurking in Trump officials' leaked group chat
Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner:
Ratcliffe: Signal was approved for communication use by Biden administration
Marc Caputo / Axios:
White House defiant after messaging fiasco with The Atlantic
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Key takeaways from worldwide threats hearing dominated by Signal breach
John Ganz / Unpopular Front:
The Worst and the Dimmest  —  Most relatively informed citizens will be aware …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
emptywheel:
Seven Reasons Trump's Entire National Security Team Should Resign in Disgrace
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:  —  Section 1.  Purpose and Policy.  Despite pioneering self-government …
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Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
Trump Signs Order in Attempt to Vastly Reshape U.S. Elections  —  President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday commanding wide-ranging changes to how U.S. elections are conducted, a move that will likely be swiftly challenged by voting rights organizations across the country.
Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Trump orders proof of citizenship in federal elections  —  Election experts said Trump was claiming power he does not have and said lawsuits over the measure were all but guaranteed.  —  President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday requiring people to provide documents proving …
Discussion: Bloomberg
Reuters:
Trump targets Jenner & Block in latest executive order aimed at law firms  —  President Donald Trump expanded his attacks on major U.S. law firms on Tuesday as he signed an executive order targeting Jenner & Block, which represents clients challenging some of his major policies and formerly employed …
Associated Press:
Trump signs order seeking to overhaul US elections, including requiring proof of citizenship  —  President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a sweeping executive action to overhaul elections in the U.S., including requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections …
Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:
Law firms refuse to represent Trump opponents in the wake of his attacks  —  The result is an extraordinary threat to constitutional rights of due process and legal representation and a far weaker effort to challenge Trump's actions in court than during his first term.  —  Just now
Discussion: New York Times, Techdirt and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Long waits, waves of calls, website 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.
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Justin Glawe / Rolling Stone:   Former Social Security Chief Courts Florida Seniors Enraged by Musk's Cuts
Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
Social Security nominee falsely claims no DOGE contacts, Democratic senator says
Abdallah Fayyad / Vox:
The Social Security crisis, briefly explained
Discussion: Democrats, Townhall and The Hill
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
SignalGate Is Bad; But OPSEC Isn't Even the Worst Part Of It … I haven't had time to comment on the Jeff Goldberg story about the war cabinet planning a military campaign on the Signal app.  So a few brief thoughts.  —  To state the obvious, in any normal administration Hegseth and Waltz …
Discussion: FIRST DRAFT
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NPR:
Days after the Signal leak, the Pentagon warned the app was the target of hackers  —  Several days after top national security officials accidentally included a reporter in a Signal chat about bombing the Houthi sites in Yemen, a Pentagon-wide advisory warned against using the messaging app, even for unclassified information.
James Laporta / CBS News:
NSA warned of vulnerabilities in Signal app a month before Houthi strike chat  —  The National Security Agency sent out an operational security special bulletin to its employees in February 2025 warning them of vulnerabilities in using the encrypted messaging application Signal, according to internal NSA documents obtained by CBS News.
NBC News:
Speaker Mike Johnson floats eliminating federal courts as GOP ramps up attacks on judges  —  Republican lawmakers are setting their sights on the judiciary following court rulings that have halted Trump's agenda.  —  WASHINGTON — Facing pressure from his right flank to take on judges …
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Protecting America's Bank Account Against Fraud, Waste, and Abuse  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:  —  Section 1.  Purpose.  Promoting financial integrity and operational efficiency …
Discussion: FedScoop
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President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Addressing Risks from Jenner & Block  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:  —  Section 1.  Background.  My Administration is committed to addressing the significant risks associated with law firms …
Discussion: The Hill, Bloomberg and Mediaite
NBC News:
Trump stands by national security adviser despite leaked military plans, saying mishap had ‘no impact’ on Yemen strikes  —  “Michael Waltz has learned a lesson, and he's a good man,” President Donald Trump said of his national security adviser in a Tuesday phone interview with NBC News.
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Angrej Singh / Axios:
👊🔥🇺🇸: Michael Waltz's emoji trio reaction to Yemen strikes goes viral
Discussion: The Hill and Fox News
Brian Stelter / CNN:
The biggest scandal of Trump 2.0 is no scandal at all on MAGA media
Elizabeth Elkind / Fox News:
SCOOP: Jasmine Crockett hit with censure effort for mocking paraplegic Texas governor as ‘Hot Wheels’  —  Rep. Jasmine Crockett appeared to mock Gov. Greg Abbott's disability during an event over the weekend  —  FIRST ON FOX: A GOP lawmaker is moving to have Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas …
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
GOP moves to censure Crockett for “Governor Hot Wheels” remark
Politico:
Europe fumes at Trump team's insults in leaked Signal chat  —  British forces already took part in strikes against Houthis, so don't call us “freeloaders,” former defense secretary says.  —  LONDON — Sometimes it's better not to know what your so-called friends say behind your back.
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New York Times:
White House Says Russia and Ukraine Agree to Stop Fighting in Black Sea  —  The agreement announced after parallel sets of talks in Riyadh would be the first significant step toward the full cease-fire the Trump Administration had been pushing, but it still would fall short.
Washington Post:
Vaccine skeptic hired to head federal study of immunizations and autism  —  A long-discredited researcher and vaccine skeptic will conduct a government study on whether vaccines cause autism.  —  A vaccine skeptic who has long promoted false claims about the connection between immunizations …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Plans to Freeze Family-Planning Grants  —  Tens of millions of dollars in federal funding for Planned Parenthood and other groups would be cut off while the administration examines their DEI efforts  —  The Trump administration is moving to freeze tens of millions …
Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
Noem says she plans to ‘eliminate FEMA’  —  Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said she planned to “eliminate” the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) during a televised Cabinet meeting Monday.  —  While giving a status report on border security, Noem added, “and we're going to eliminate FEMA.”
 
 
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Associated Press:
US Vice President JD Vance to join his wife in Greenland on Friday
Congressman Brad Sherman:
Sherman Reintroduces Accountability for Terrorist Perpetrators of October 7th Act to Sanction Gaza's Popular Resistance Committees
Discussion: The Hill
Bloomberg:
Treasury Plans ‘Substantial’ Layoffs as Part of Musk's DOGE Push
Discussion: Raw Story
Brandy Zadrozny / NBC News:
CDC is pulling back $11B in Covid funding sent to health departments across the U.S.
Wall Street Journal:
Trade War Explodes Across World at Pace Not Seen in Decades
Discussion: Financial Times and Bloomberg
Teddy Rosenbluth / New York Times:
Remedy Supported by Kennedy Leaves Some Measles Patients More Ill
Discussion: Forbes
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Meeting with House panel, OPM officials cut short after clash between top lawmakers
 Earlier Items: 
Dave Jamieson / HuffPost:
He Served His Country And Voted For Trump. Then He Was Fired.
Discussion: NBC News and Military.com
Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
Trump administration pauses some green card applications as part of aggressive vetting effort
Discussion: Bloomberg, Breitbart and The Hill
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
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Discussion: Politico and Townhall
Wired:
Trump Admin Plans to Cut Team Responsible for Critical Atomic Measurement Data
A.J. Vicens / Reuters:
Exclusive: Secretive Chinese network tries to lure fired federal workers, research shows
Wall Street Journal:
Columbia's President Faces Angry Faculty in Closed-Door Meetings
 

 
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Michael Savage / The Guardian:
BBC correspondent Mark Lowen was arrested in Turkey on Wednesday and deported from the country today after reporting on anti-government protests

Danielle Kaye / New York Times:
VOA Director Michael Abramowitz sues Kari Lake, Victor Morales, and USAGM, alleging dismantling VOA violates federal law and separation of powers

Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
The widow of Pierre Zakrzewski, the Fox News cameraman who was killed while working in Ukraine in 2022, filed a £9M suit against Fox in the UK earlier in March
 
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