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6:15 PM ET, March 26, 2025

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The Atlantic:
Here Are the Attack Plans That Trump's Advisers Shared on Signal  —  So, about that Signal chat.  —  On Monday, shortly after we published a story about a massive Trump-administration security breach, a reporter asked the secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, why he had shared plans …
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Spiegel Online:
Private Data and Passwords of Senior U.S. Security Officials Found Online  —  Donald Trump's most important security advisers used Signal to discuss an imminent military strike.  Now, reporting by DER SPIEGEL has found that the contact data of some of those officials, including mobile phone numbers …
Wired:
Mike Waltz Left His Venmo Friends List Public  —  A WIRED review shows national security adviser Mike Waltz, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, and other top officials left sensitive information exposed via Venmo—until WIRED asked about it.  —  A Venmo account under the name …
Discussion: American Prospect
Irie Sentner / Politico:
The country's most powerful institutions are bowing to Trump.  The Atlantic just backed him into a corner.  —  The president has used a strongman playbook to bring universities, news organizations and law firms to heel.  That didn't work on The Atlantic.  —  Over the past two months …
Discussion: Raw Story and New Jersey Online
The Guardian:
Republican senators break ranks to call for investigation of Signal leak scandal  —  Senior GOP figures warn of potential ‘significant political problem’ for Trump administration in rare sign of unrest  —  In rare signs of unrest, top Republican senators are calling for an investigation …
Politico:
Trump gave Waltz a vote of confidence.  It wasn't as smooth behind the scenes.  —  The fight over Waltz's survival shows the administration is obsessed with reporters more than NatSac protocols.  —  President Donald Trump was upset when he found out that National Security Adviser Mike Waltz …
Dasha Burns / Politico:
‘Own it, fire Waltz, move on’: White House allies fume as group chat scandal grows  —  Trump and officials in his administration have appeared to downplay the seriousness of the leaked Signal group chat over the past 24 hours.  —  Trump administration officials and allies are concerned …
CNN:
Sources say the details shared by Hegseth in Signal chat were classified as Atlantic publishes additional messages
Wired:
SignalGate Isn't About Signal  —  The Trump cabinet's shocking leak of its plans …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and USA Today
Laura Kelly / The Hill:
Duckworth: 'Pete Hegseth is a ‘f‑‑‑ing liar’
Discussion: Raw Story
Tara Copp / Associated Press:
The Atlantic releases the entire Signal chat showing Hegseth's detailed attack plans against Houthis
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Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Trump imposes sweeping auto tariffs in latest trade crackdown
Discussion: New York Times and Daily Mail
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GBH:
Tufts international graduate student taken into ICE custody  —  A Tufts University international graduate student is in federal custody after being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials.  —  Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish national and PhD student in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences …
Jenna Russell / New York Times:
Federal Government Detains International Student at Tufts  —  The university was told that the student's visa had been terminated, its president said in a late-night email to students and faculty members.  —  An international student in a graduate program at Tufts University was taken …
Marisa Kabas / The Handbasket:
State Dept. demands ‘enhanced’ social media vetting of student visa applicants
Discussion: The Independent
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Independent
Devan Cole / CNN:
Federal appeals court maintains temporary block on Trump's use of Alien Enemies Act for deportations  —  A divided federal appeals court has maintained a temporary block on President Donald Trump's ability to use the Alien Enemies Act to quickly deport alleged members of a Venezuelan gang.
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Washington Post:   Appeals court upholds temporary block on Alien Enemies Act deportations
Mother Jones:
“You're Here Because of Your Tattoos”  —  On Friday, March 14, Arturo Suárez Trejo called his wife, Nathali Sánchez, from an immigration detention center in Texas.  Suárez, a 33-year-old native of Caracas, Venezuela, explained that his deportation flight had been delayed.
Discussion: Just Security and UPI
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Matt Shuham / HuffPost:
Trump To Courts: What I Do With Migrant ‘Terrorists’ Isn't Your Business
Vanessa Gera / Associated Press:
4 American soldiers who went missing in Lithuania have died, NATO leader says  —  NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Wednesday that four U.S. soldiers who went missing while training in Lithuania have died, but that he did not yet know the details.  A U.S. official would say only that the four soldiers …
Stephanie Nolen / New York Times:
U.S. to End Vaccine Funds for Poor Countries  —  A 281-page spreadsheet obtained by The Times lists the Trump administration's plans for thousands of foreign aid programs.  —  The Trump administration intends to terminate the United States' financial support for Gavi, the organization …
New York Times:
Trump Administration Abruptly Cuts Billions From State Health Services  —  States were told Monday that they could no longer use grants that were funding infectious disease management and addiction services.  —  The Department of Health and Human Services has abruptly canceled more than $12 billion …
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.
Stephen Richer / The Contrarian:
Trump's executive order on voting seems to ignore a lot of law  —  The process of governance matters, but the president pretends we don't have a Congress and rides roughshod over the states.  —  President Trump has finally issued an executive order on election administration.  —  I'd expected it to come sooner.
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Maggie Miller / Politico:
Gabbard says Signal comes ‘pre-installed’ on government devices  —  The app has been largely banned on government-issued devices in the past.  —  Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testified to House Intelligence Committee members Wednesday that encrypted messaging app Signal comes …
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FPWellman / On Democracy with FPWellman …:   EXCLUSIVE: DOD has deployed Signal on government devices overriding their own policy
Walter Olson / The UnPopulist:
Trump Is Going After the Independence of the Entire Legal Profession, Not Just Big Law  —  A new presidential memo is meant to instill fear in any firm that dares to represent his political adversaries  —  The Trump administration's assault on lawyers who represent its perceived adversaries …
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Hmmm: Did Pfizer Try to Throw the 2020 Election to Biden?  —  Explosive, if true.  Corrupt?  Certainly — in a moral sense, anyway.  But would it have been illegal — even if it could be proven?  —  Donald Trump has long accused Pfizer of sitting on its clinical trials for the COVID-19 vaccine …
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ
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Wall Street Journal:   U.S. Prosecutors Probe Tip About Timing of Pfizer Vaccine
Todd Richmond / Associated Press:
Tesla is suing to open dealerships in Wisconsin.  It's become a big deal in the Supreme Court race  —  Tesla CEO Elon Musk and political groups he backs are pouring millions of dollars into the race for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court as the electric vehicle company sues to overturn …
Discussion: Washington Times
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Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Supreme Court upholds Biden rule requiring serial numbers and background checks for ghost guns  —  The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Biden administration regulation on the nearly impossible-to-trace weapons called ghost guns, clearing the way for continued serial numbers …
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Abbie VanSickle / New York Times:
Supreme Court Upholds Biden Administration's Limits on ‘Ghost Guns’
Discussion: Vox and HotAir
NPR:
DOGE says it needs to know the government's most sensitive data, but can't say why  —  Fewer than 50 people have access to Social Security Administration databases containing hundreds of millions of people's private financial and personal information.  —  But only one also has access …
Discussion: Popular Information
Politico:
Trump admin considers killing big energy projects in Dem states  —  The cuts, if carried through, would politicize the federal funds that Congress and the Biden administration awarded to seven regional applicants as part of the bipartisan infrastructure law.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
ProPublica:
How Elon Musk's SpaceX Secretly Allows Investment From China  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  Elon Musk's aerospace giant SpaceX allows investors from China to buy stakes …
Discussion: TechCrunch
 
 
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Democrat Asks Intel Leaders If Pete Hegseth May Have Been Drinking Before Signal Chat
Christa Marshall / Politico:
Trump ratchets up the appliance war
Discussion: Twitchy
New York Post:
Team Trump will pay a price for whistling past the Signal group-chat fiasco
Discussion: HuffPost
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
LA Times owner defends remaking paper to Tucker Carlson
New York Times:
Trump Allies Grill PBS and NPR During Congress Hearing
 Earlier Items: 
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The COVID-19 Revisionists Are Twisting the Record
Discussion: The Daily Wire
New York Times:
Rivals Pounce on Paul Weiss, a Top Law Firm, After Trump's Order
Discussion: The Hill and Off Message
Wired:
Inside DOGE's Plan to Invade the Treasury—and Throttle USAID
Kimberly Leonard / Politico:
‘A lot closer than people expected’: GOP worries, Dem cash dominate tense Florida special election
Al Jazeera:
Palestinian Oscar winner feared for his life during Israeli settler attack
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NPR:
‘Felt like a kidnapping’: Wrong turn leads to 5-day detention ordeal
Paul Krugman:
Incompetent or Evil: A False Dichotomy
 

 
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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”

Financial Times:
Marketing executives say big brands are allocating small amounts of their ad budget to X, seeking to avoid being perceived as boycotting Elon Musk's platform

Matt Donnelly / Variety:
Sources describe rising tensions at Warner Bros. Pictures amid movie flops, with WBD CEO David Zaslav losing confidence in co-heads Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy
 
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