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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 …
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The Atlantic:
Here Are the Attack Plans That Trump's Advisers Shared on Signal  —  The administration has downplayed the importance of the text messages inadvertently sent to The Atlantic's editor in chief.  —  So, about that Signal chat.  —  On Monday, shortly after we published a story …
USA Today:
'We've all done this': Trump admin group chat scandal is its most relatable fail  —  Last year Morgan Matthews woke up to discover that she had sent a text message while she was asleep.  —  “I don't don't know what to do with my wwwa w www waawaww we awW,” the lengthy message began …
Discussion: New York Times and NorthJersey.com
Ali Bianco / Politico:
Waltz takes ‘full responsibility’ - and calls Atlantic editor ‘scum’  —  In an interview with Fox News, the national security advisor denied knowing how the Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg joined the thread.  —  National security adviser Mike Waltz said Tuesday that he is taking “full responsibility” …
New York Times:
The Leaked Signal Chat, Annotated  —  Excerpts of a Signal chat published Monday by The Atlantic provide a rare and revealing look at the private conversations of top Trump administration officials as they weighed plans for U.S. strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen.
Madeline Coggins / Fox News:
National Security Advisor Mike Waltz takes responsibility for ‘embarrassing’ Signal chat leak  —  Waltz confirmed ‘no classified information’ was disclosed in the text exchange which included the Atlantic's editor-in-chief  —  National Security Advisor Michael Waltz assumed “full responsibility” …
New York Times:
Signal Leak Is Latest Mistake in Pete Hegseth's Rocky Time as Defense Secretary
Jack Blanchard / Politico:   Circling the wagons  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  Good Wednesday morning.
Joanne Stocker / CBS News:
As top Trump aides sent texts on Signal, flight data show a member of the group chat was in Russia
Irie Sentner / Politico:
Trump blames unnamed ‘lower level’ staffer for Waltz having reporter's number
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
Associated Press:
Trump signs order seeking to overhaul US elections, including requiring proof of citizenship
Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Trump signs executive order requiring proof of citizenship in federal elections
Discussion: Althouse
David Nir / The Downballot:
Democrats flip deep-red Pennsylvania district in special election shocker  —  Democrats pulled off an astonishing upset in a special election for the Pennsylvania Senate on Tuesday night, as East Petersburg Mayor James Andrew Malone defeated Republican Josh Parsons by a 50-49 margin to flip …
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Jared Gans / The Hill:
Democrat wins special state Senate election in Pennsylvania in major upset  —  Democrat James Malone has won an open Pennsylvania state Senate seat in a major upset in a district that comfortably voted for President Trump in November, Decision Desk HQ projects.
Raphael Satter / Reuters:
Exclusive: DOGE staffer, ‘Big Balls’, provided tech support to cybercrime ring, records show  —  WILMINGTON, Delaware, March 26 (Reuters) - (This story contains strong language in paragraph 15)  —  The best-known member of Elon Musk's U.S. DOGE Service team of technologists once provided support …
Punchbowl News:
3/26/25 ☀️ AM:  —  Senate deficit hawks balk at debt limit amid reconciliation push  —  Cruz says Pentagon staff lobbied against spectrum auctions  —  Johnson's general counsel is retiring after decades on Hill  —  ICYMI: Malliotakis talks taxes, tariffs, DOGE and more
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New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: Vance to Join Trip That Drew Objections From Greenland
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 …
Discussion: New York Times
ProPublica:
How Elon Musk's SpaceX Secretly Allows Investment From China  —  Elon Musk's aerospace giant SpaceX allows investors from China to buy stakes in the company as long as the funds are routed through the Cayman Islands or other offshore secrecy hubs, according to previously unreported court records.
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.’
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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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 …
Phillips P. OBrien / Phillips's Newsletter:
Ukraine Was Just Knifed In The Back  —  An update on the big story of last night—which reveals the real peril that Ukraine and Europe find themselves in when dealing with the Trump Administration.  —  Phillips's Newsletter is a reader-supported publication.
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 …
Politico:
What the Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez mega-rallies are really about  —  The two progressives are bringing energy to a party that has been exhausted and furious in the second Trump era.  —  Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are striking a chord.
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 …
The Boston Globe:
Federal immigration authorities detain Tufts graduate student  —  Federal immigration authorities late Tuesday detained a Tufts PhD student who is a Turkish national, her attorney and community activists said.  —  The student, Rumeysa Ozturk, is student at the Tufts's doctoral program …
Discussion: Reuters
Taylor Orth / YouGov:
60% of Republicans think the Trump administration's military leak is a very or somewhat serious problem  —  The Trump administration is currently facing questions about a story published Monday by a journalist at The Atlantic, who wrote that he had inadvertently been added …
 
 
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New York Times:
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Slate:
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USA Today:
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President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
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New York Times:
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