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9:45 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 …
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.
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.
Politico:
'It's so unbelievable': Cyber world stunned over war planners using Signal
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Key takeaways from worldwide threats hearing dominated by Signal breach
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
Karoun Demirjian / New York Times:
Officials in Leaked Chat Had Criticized Clinton's Use of Private Email Server
John Ganz / Unpopular Front:
The Worst and the Dimmest  —  Most relatively informed citizens will be aware …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
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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Erica L. Green / New York Times:
Trump Signs Order Requiring Citizenship Proof to Vote in Federal Elections  —  Administration officials cited cracking down on immigrants illegally on voter rolls as one of the executive order's main goals, amplifying Mr. Trump's grievances about electoral integrity.
Discussion: Politico
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 signs executive order requiring 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 …
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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Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
Social Security nominee falsely claims no DOGE contacts, Democratic senator says
Brandy Zadrozny / NBC News:
CDC is pulling back $11B in Covid funding sent to health departments across the U.S.  —  “Now that the pandemic is over, the grants and cooperative agreements are no longer necessary,” federal health authorities wrote to funding recipients this week.  —  The Centers for Disease Control …
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Teddy Rosenbluth / New York Times:
Remedy Supported by Kennedy Leaves Some Measles Patients More Ill
Discussion: Forbes
Kevin Griffis / Washington Post:
When the government becomes a health misinformation superspreader
Discussion: STAT and KTVZ-TV
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:
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: Breitbart, Mediaite and Bloomberg
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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: RedState and FedScoop
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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Thomas Beaumont / Associated Press:
Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett mocks Greg Abbott, who uses a wheelchair, as ‘Gov. Hot Wheels’
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 …
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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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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
Joe Lawlor / Press Herald:
Social Security official ended program for Maine newborns because he was ‘ticked’ at Mills  —  U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree said the rationale given by Lee Dudek, the acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration, is ‘infuriating and absurd.’
New York Times:
Judge Orders U.S. to Stop Attempts to Deport Columbia Undergraduate  —  The administration has been seeking to arrest and deport Yunseo Chung, who immigrated from South Korea as a child, after she participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations.  —  A federal judge on Tuesday ordered …
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 …
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Republican lawmakers seek to put PBS and NPR in the hot seat  —  A U.S. House subcommittee has called the chief executives of the nation's two largest public broadcasters to Capitol Hill to testify on Wednesday, with an eye to wiping out the federal funding their institutions receive.
Discussion: Fox News and Newsbusters
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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.
 
 
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Taylor Orth / YouGov:
60% of Republicans think the Trump administration's military leak is a very or somewhat serious problem
Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:
Judge blocks funding freeze for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: Vance to Join Trip That Drew Objections From Greenland
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
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Trade War Explodes Across World at Pace Not Seen in Decades
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Discussion: Politico and Townhall
Wired:
Trump Admin Plans to Cut Team Responsible for Critical Atomic Measurement Data
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Plans to Freeze Family-Planning Grants
 

 
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