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2:20 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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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.
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 …
NPR:
Ahead of the Signal leak, the Pentagon warned of the app's weaknesses  —  Days before 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.
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 …
emptywheel:
Seven Reasons Trump's Entire National Security Team Should Resign in Disgrace  —  The White House, with the help of Politico, is trying to make National Security Adviser Mike Waltz the fall guy for adding Atlantic editor Jeff Goldberg to the Signal thread on which they planned war strikes against Yemen.
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Atlantic editor suggests he's open to sharing Hegseth's full war plans texts publicly  —  Jeffery Goldberg, the top editor of The Atlantic, said he could be open to sharing more details from a Signal group chat he was mistakenly added to by top U.S. officials that contained secret war plans.
Marc Caputo / Axios:
White House defiant after messaging fiasco with The Atlantic  —  Trump administration true believers are closing ranks to try to protect top national security officials from being pushed out over Monday's Signal scandal, insiders tell Axios.  — Why it matters: Democrats and critics …
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 …
Politico:
Waltz's future in doubt following accidental war plan leak
NPR:
Intelligence leaders: We didn't share classified information in Signal chat group
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Hegseth lashes out at The Atlantic: “Nobody was texting war plans”
James Liddell / The Independent:
CNN airs brutal montage of Trump officials who were in Signal chat condemning Hillary Clinton's email server
Wired:
Trump Officials in Signal Fiasco Attended Secret Mar-a-Lago Dinner Shortly After Celebrating Bombing
Discussion: 19FortyFive and The Free Press
David French / New York Times:
If Pete Hegseth Had Any Honor, He Would Resign
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia:   Kaine & Colleagues Demand Answers about Trump Cabinet Officials' Use of Unsecured Group Chat for Military Planning
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Justin Glawe / Rolling Stone:
Former Social Security Chief Courts Florida Seniors Enraged by Musk's Cuts
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Emily Peck / Axios:
Social Security rushing service cuts at White House request, sources say
Discussion: Saywhat Politics
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
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Deborah Pearlstein / New York Times:
They Are America's Most Powerful Law Firms. Their Silence Is Deafening.
Discussion: Raw Story and Business Insider
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 …
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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Antony Sguazzin / Bloomberg:
US Nominates Leo Brent Bozell III as Ambassador to S. Africa  —  US President Donald Trump's administration has nominated Leo Brent Bozell III, a conservative activist and writer, to be the country's ambassador to South Africa.  —  The nomination, published on the US Congress' website, comes amid strained ties between the two nations.
Discussion: The Hill and Townhall
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John Eligon / New York Times:   Trump to Name Right-Wing Media Critic Ambassador to South Africa
Adam Wren / Politico:
A Rising Democratic Star Is Ready for New Leadership — Without Chuck Schumer  —  Michigan Democrat Mallory McMorrow says it's time for a new generation to take on Trump.  —  Mallory McMorrow doesn't claim to have all the answers for the Democratic Party.  But as the 38-year-old Michigan Democrat gears …
Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
MAGA Influencers May Have Been Paid to Break With RFK  —  Secret cash flies in the MAGA soda wars  —  IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN READING YOUR social media feed and suddenly noticed that conservative personalities have latched on to some obscure issue they've never cared about before …
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Will Democrats finally get a shot at taking out Susan Collins?  —  Captain Ahab had Moby Dick.  Wile E. Coyote had Road Runner.  Senate Democrats have Susan Collins.  Even as ticket-splitting rates have plummeted, Collins has stymied all previous Democratic attempts to oust …
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G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Who is the most popular U.S. political figure?
Discussion: Townhall
A.J. Vicens / Reuters:
Exclusive: Secretive Chinese network tries to lure fired federal workers, research shows  —  A network of companies operated by a secretive Chinese tech firm has been trying to recruit recently laid-off U.S. government workers, according to job ads and a researcher who uncovered the campaign.
Liam Knox / Inside Higher Ed:
Education Department Reeling After Layoffs  —  The Trump administration said its sweeping cuts would eliminate bloat at the department.  Staff say the “chaotic” process has stalled essential functions and left remaining employees with unmanageable workloads.
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
FBI launches Tesla vandalism task force  —  The FBI confirmed Monday it has established a task force to investigate the wave of vandalism and arson incidents targeting Tesla in recent weeks.  —  “Director [Kash] Patel has been unequivocally clear: The FBI will be relentless in its mission …
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 …
Bryan McMahon / American Prospect:
Bubble Trouble  —  An AI bubble threatens Silicon Valley, and all of us. … The week of Donald Trump's inauguration, Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, stood tall next to the president as he made a dramatic announcement: the launch of Project Stargate, a $500 billion supercluster in the rolling plains …
Discussion: Fox Business
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.
Sharon Otterman / New York Times:
Professors Sue Trump Administration Over Arrests of Campus Protesters  —  The lawsuit says the detention of noncitizen students and faculty members deprives U.S. citizens of their right to engage with foreign-born peers.  —  Groups representing university professors sued the Trump administration on Tuesday …
Discussion: New Republic
Bloomberg:
Elon Musk's ‘What Did You Do Last Week?’  Email Clogs Government Inbox  —  Elon Musk's demand for federal workers to submit five bullet points detailing their week's work has hit a new snag: the inbox is full.  —  Workers submitting their lists — part of Musk's Department …
 
 
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NBC News:
Speaker Mike Johnson floats eliminating federal courts as GOP ramps up attacks on judges
Discussion: Washington Examiner and The Hill
IJR:
City Employee Charged With Putting Noose On Her Own Desk, Faking ‘Hate Crime’
New York Times:
Now Europe Knows What Trump's Team Calls It Behind Its Back: ‘Pathetic’
Wired:
Trump Admin Plans to Cut Team Responsible for Critical Atomic Measurement Data
Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:
Pam Bondi Wants Jasmine Crockett to Apologize to Tesla Shareholders
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Trump tells Senate GOP he wants a debt limit increase in his tax bill
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John Ganz / Unpopular Front:
The Worst and the Dimmest  —  The Atlantic Debacle  —  Most relatively informed citizens …
Bryan Mena / CNN:
Consumer confidence plummets to lowest level since January 2021
Discussion: CNBC, Raw Story and ABC17NEWS
Jesse Coburn / ProPublica:
Federal Investigators Were Preparing Two Texas Housing Discrimination Cases — Until Trump Took Over
Reuters:
Trump cuts hit struggling food banks, risking hunger for low-income Americans
Discussion: KTVU-TV
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
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Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
USPS chief Louis DeJoy resigns as Trump eyes overhauling mail agency
 

 
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Matt Donnelly / Variety:
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
After White House criticism, WHCA says comedian Amber Ruffin won't headline this year's annual dinner “to ensure the focus is not on the politics of division”

CNBC:
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