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Trump Spokesperson Doubles Down on Hegseth Claim That 'No War Plans' Were Discussed in Leaked Signal Group Chat

Hegseth claimed on Tuesday that "nobody was texting war plans," adding that Goldberg, the journalist who made the claims, is a "professional hoax peddler"

Latin Times · Mar 25, 2025

‘Heads should roll’: Democrats and Republicans calling for action in the wake of Signal text leak

Jeffrey Goldberg says that 18 national security and cabinet officials – including Pete Hegseth, JD Vance and Marco Rubio – were added to the ‘Houthi PC small group’ chat

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2025

Signal: What is the app in the Trump leak scandal, how safe is it – and can you really add people by accident?

A magazine journalist’s account of being added to a group chat of U.S. national security officials coordinating plans for airstrikes has raised questions about how highly sensitive information is supposed to be handled

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2025

‘He used to fire people on TV for sport:’ Pete Buttigieg calls on Trump to act over Signal leak

The Democrat appeared on CNN’s The Source on Monday evening after reports emerged that The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeff Goldberg was invited to an encrypted chat days before the wave of air strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2025

Jon Stewart jokes that US official was ‘distracted’ by TV when he added journalist to secret war plans chat

‘By the way, I might be in this group chat, I don’t know. I don’t check my group chats,’ joked Stewart

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2025

Exploitable flaws: what US adversaries could learn from White House security failure

Hostile intelligence agencies are likely to pore over details revealed in chat group planning for Yemen strikes

The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2025

Trump 'Out Of The Loop' As Top Officials' Leaked Signal Chats On Yemen Spark National Security Concerns

X users are outraged following the revelation that some top Trump cabinet officials discussed plans to attack Yemeni Houthi rebels on an open-source, commercial messaging app instead of a safer, more secure channel.

International Business Times · Mar 25, 2025

First Thing: White House texts secret Yemen airstrike plans to reporter

Catastrophic security leak sparks calls for investigations. Plus, Tesla’s European sales drop 44%

The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2025

Trump adviser Waltz claims ‘full responsibility’ for adding journalist to Signal group but can’t explain how it happened – as it happened

Mike Waltz insists he’s never texted Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg, who was added to chat to discuss Yemen strikes

The Guardian - US · Mar 25, 2025

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth breaks silence over leaked Yemen war plans

‘Nobody was texting war plans’ US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said during a tense interview with a reporter in Hawaii

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2025