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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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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 …
Enjoli Liston / New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: Full Exchange of Signal Texts on U.S. Strikes Is Published as Criticism Mounts Over Leak  —  Where Things Stand  — Security leak: The full exchange of messages about U.S. strikes in Yemen among top Trump administration officials on the Signal app …
Discussion: Washington Times, YouGov, Twitchy and Axios
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 …
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Oops, DOGE Did It Again  —  The White House spent much of yesterday arguing that the Yemen attack information they accidentally shared with the Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg was small-potatoes and unclassified.  As a result, Goldberg—as he suggested he might on the pod with Tim yesterday …
Discussion: Raw Story
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Negligently disclosing national defense information is illegal — and it doesn't have to be classified  —  The Espionage Act, the law that often has been used in criminal cases involving leaks or mishandling of classified information, contains a provision making it crime to disclose national defense secrets “through gross negligence.”
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.
Tara Copp / Associated Press:
The Atlantic releases the entire Signal chat showing Hegseth's detailed attack plans against Houthis
Avery Lotz / Axios:
The Atlantic publishes more Signal messages after Trump admin denials
Madeline Coggins / Fox News:
National Security Advisor Mike Waltz takes responsibility for ‘embarrassing’ Signal chat leak
New York Times:
The Worst Part of Pete Hegseth's Group Chat Debacle
Discussion: The Root
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: The Independent
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.
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Kimberly Leonard / Politico:
‘A lot closer than people expected’: GOP worries, Dem cash dominate tense Florida special election  —  President Donald Trump handpicked state Sen. Randy Fine to replace Mike Waltz in the district.  —  Randy Fine has leaned into President Donald Trump's endorsement to try to win a congressional special election in Florida.
NBC News:
Top Republicans say they're out of the loop as DOGE downsizes Social Security Administration  —  They aren't complaining about it, at least publicly.  But some would like a heads-up on office closures, staffing cuts and other changes that affect their constituents.
Discussion: CNBC, PBS NewsHour and Vox
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NPR:
DOGE says it needs to know the government's most sensitive data, but can't say why
Discussion: Federal News Network
Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
Supreme Court allows Biden-era regulations for hard-to-trace ghost guns  —  The Supreme Court ruling impacts ghost guns, the largely untraceable firearms used in a growing number of crimes over the past decade.  —  March 26, 2025  —  Live updates: Atlantic publishes messages among Trump officials about timing of strikes in Yemen
Discussion: RedState and Deseret News
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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.
Reuters:
Denmark welcomes US decision to skip Greenland dog-sled race amid Trump spat  —  Denmark on Wednesday welcomed a U.S. decision to confine a planned visit to Greenland to a military base after the plans triggered a spat between Copenhagen and the White House amid President Donald Trump's interest in taking over the island.
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Jordan Fabian / Bloomberg:
Trump Insists US Must Own Greenland as Vance Heads There
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 …
Discussion: Reuters
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Judge targeted by Trump is assigned to Signalgate lawsuit  —  Judge James Boasberg will preside over a case alleging that Trump administration officials violated federal record-keeping laws when they used Signal to discuss military plans.  —  U.S. District Judge James Boasberg …
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Andrew Childers / Axios:   Judge who ruled against Trump deportation flights will oversee Signal lawsuit
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.
Paul Krugman:
Incompetent or Evil: A False Dichotomy  —  Trump's people can be and are both  —  The amount of damage the second Trump administration has already done on many fronts, from foreign policy to public health to America's economic prospects, both for the months ahead and in the long run, is astonishing.
Abbie VanSickle / New York Times:
Supreme Court Upholds Biden Administration's Limits on ‘Ghost Guns’  —  The administration had tightened regulations on kits that can be easily assembled into nearly untraceable firearms.  —  The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld federal restrictions aimed at curtailing access to kits …
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court upholds Biden regulations on ‘ghost gun’ kits
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.
Wall Street Journal:
Corporate America's Euphoria Over Trump's ‘Golden Age’ Is Giving Way to Distress  —  CEOs and investors are fretting over what they see as whipsaw policy changes and complacency about the risks of recession  —  Rapturous applause and a sea of phones in the air greeted President Trump …
Discussion: Fortune
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 …
John Fritze / CNN:
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to freeze dozens of teacher training grants  —  President Donald Trump's administration asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to allow it to freeze millions of dollars in grants to states for addressing teacher shortages over allegations that the money …
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 …
Neil Gross / New York Times:
This Is Why Young People Really Voted for Trump  —  Democrats were alarmed last spring and summer when polling suggested that voters ages 18 to 29 were softening in their longtime commitment to the Democratic Party.  After the November election, when exit polls indicated that Kamala Harris …
Seb Starcevic / Politico:
Trump floats possibility of compensation for Jan. 6 rioters  —  “A lot of the people that are in the government now talk about it,” the president said.  —  President Donald Trump on Tuesday floated the possibility of financial compensation for people who were prosecuted for taking part in the riot at the Capitol in 2021.
Al Jazeera:
Palestinian Oscar winner feared for his life during Israeli settler attack  —  Hamdan Ballal says he was assaulted by settlers and soldiers outside his home in Susiya in the occupied West Bank.  —  The Palestinian co-director of the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land says he thought he was going to …
Politico:
Republican moves to censure Rep. Jasmine Crockett over ‘Hot Wheels’ remark  —  A Texas Republican is proposing to censure Rep. Jasmine Crockett after she appeared to make light of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's use of a wheelchair.  The Dallas-area Democrat has drawn backlash after referring to Abbott …
Thomas Frank / Politico:
Noem outlined major restructuring of FEMA in private meeting  —  The Homeland Security secretary expressed support for eliminating long-term disaster recovery efforts under the Federal Emergency Management Agency.  —  Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has voiced support …
Discussion: KTVZ-TV, Associated Press and The Hill
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Bondi demands Crockett apologize for aggravated mean to Elon  —  🚙 💨 🛣️With corporate outlets obeying in advance, supporting independent political media is more important right now than ever.  Public Notice is possible thanks to paid subscribers.
Discussion: Daily Kos and The Gateway Pundit
 
 
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Slate:
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