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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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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 …


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” …
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NSA warned of vulnerabilities in Signal app a month before Houthi strike chat
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National Security Advisor Mike Waltz takes responsibility for ‘embarrassing’ Signal chat leak
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The Leaked Signal Chat, Annotated
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It's war and peace with Donald and Pete - and the worst group chat the world has ever seen
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Key takeaways from worldwide threats hearing dominated by Signal breach
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Jeffrey Goldberg says Hegseth lied in dismissing intelligence leak
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Days after the Signal leak, the Pentagon warned the app was the target of hackers
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Trump blames unnamed ‘lower level’ staffer for Waltz having reporter's number
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Mike Waltz says he takes ‘full responsibility’ for putting together text group that included a journalist
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The deep divide lurking in Trump officials' leaked group chat
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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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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.
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Trump signs order seeking to overhaul US elections, including requiring proof of citizenship — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a sweeping executive action to overhaul elections in the U.S., including requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections …
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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 …
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Trump Signs Order in Attempt to Vastly Reshape U.S. Elections
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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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Democrat wins special state Senate election in Pennsylvania in major upset
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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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DOGE efforts should be counted alongside megabill's cost-cutting, Thune says
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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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Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett mocks Greg Abbott, who uses a wheelchair, as ‘Gov. Hot Wheels’
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GOP moves to censure Crockett for “Governor Hot Wheels” remark
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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 …
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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 …


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.’


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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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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'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 …
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Judge temporarily bars effort to defund Radio Free Europe — A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked Kari Lake and the Trump administration from moving to defund Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). — U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth found that the administration and Lake …
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Judge blocks funding freeze for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
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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 …


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 …


The Justice Department Just Debuted a New Defense of Trump. It's Terrifying. — Does the “mandate of the electorate” give the president absolute power to defy the courts? — On Monday, Donald Trump's Department of Justice made two arguments in two different courts that, taken together …
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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 …


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 …
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