I worked in Trump’s first administration. Here’s why his team is using Signal Using the platform was dangerous and wrong – but officials appeared to prioritize shielding themselves from litigation The Guardian - US · Apr 4, 2025
Trump fires National Security Council staff after Laura Loomer urged him to cut people she saw as disloyal: report Trump fired ‘several’ NSC members after his Oval Office meeting with Loomer, according to reports The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2025
Judge blocks firing of intelligence agency employees who worked on DEI programs A federal judge in Virginia has blocked the Trump administration's move to fire more than a dozen intelligence agency employees who worked on diversity, equity and inclusion programs The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2025
Oliver Stone calls for Congress to reinvestigate JFK assassination after past probes ‘failed miserably’ Researchers say government still hasn’t released an estimated two-thirds of the promised documents that were withheld in past The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2025
Rami Malek’s CIA thriller The Amateur left him ‘paranoid’ about London’s surveillance: 'Nothing is a secret anymore' The Oscar-winning actor tells The Standard: ‘As if I'm not being watched enough in life, it's only increased my sense of paranoia and the feeling that nothing is a secret anymore’ Evening Standard · Apr 1, 2025
Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone is to testify on latest JFK assassination files The director, whose 1991 Oscar-winning film 'JFK' has been derided by historians for suggesting the CIA had a role in the killing of John F Kennedy, will speak to task force today aiming "to get to the bottom of this mystery." Euronews · Apr 1, 2025
Trump wants to move on from the Signal security scandal. House Republicans aren’t making it easy Some GOP members – including experts on national security – are breaking with the White House’s official line on whether leaked attack plan was classified The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2025
After Pure Storage, CIA-backed VC invests in ceramic-based startup that wants to build Exabyte-class storage CIA-backed In-Q-Tel invests in ceramic-based storage startup Cerabyte to advance ultra-durable archival solutions for government files. TechRadar · Mar 30, 2025
How is classified information typically shared and can officials declassify secrets whenever they want? A national security expert explains U.S. District Judge James Boasberg on March 27, 2025, ordered top Trump administration officials to preserve records of their messages sent on the messaging app Signal from March 11 to March 15 following a transparency watchdog group’s lawsuit alleging that the officials have violated the Federal Records Act. The Conversation · Mar 29, 2025
CIA claims suggest psychic found Ark of the Covenant CIA found the Ark of the Covenant by using psychics, declassified files claim The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2025
Actor Noah Centineo speaks out on cancelation of The Recruit on Netflix: ‘It is what it is’ Netflix announced the cancelation of the CIA drama weeks after its season two premiere The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2025
Charlie Javice convicted of defrauding JPMorgan during $175 million sale of financial aid startup The founder of a startup company that claimed to be revolutionizing the way college students apply for financial aid has been convicted of defrauding JPMorgan Chase out of $175 million The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2025
Signal Chat Controversy Is an Endorsement of Encryption Software Popular encryption apps are probably secure if government officials rely on them. Reason · Mar 28, 2025
CIA found the Ark of the Covenant by using psychics, declassified files claim ‘Remote viewer #32’ allegedly uncovered the gold-plated chest believed to house the Ten Commandments The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2025
Roll Call · Mar 28, 2025 Photos of the week | March 21-27, 2025 - Roll Call This week Congress returned from recess, baseball season opened, and intelligence officials were on the hot seat.
The Guardian - US · Mar 28, 2025 The Signal fiasco is a political gift to Democrats but their power is limited The ball now appears to be in the Republicans’ court, where there have been some signs of diverging from Trump
The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2025 Previous administrations were wary of the messaging app Signal. Trumpworld has embraced it Amid the furor over the use of a commercial messaging app to discuss a military strike, the Trump administration has insisted that using Signal is routine and authorized. But former and current officials disagree. Andrew Feinberg reports
The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2025 What is 'classified' information? What are 'secure' communications? Here's a primer The Trump administration's use of a popular app to discuss sensitive military plans — with a journalist on the text chain — is raising questions about security and the importance of safeguarding the nation's secrets
The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2025 Judge says he will order government to preserve Signal messages about Houthi military strike A federal judge says he will order the Trump administration to preserve records of a text message chat in which senior national security officials discussed sensitive details of plans for a U.S. military strike against Yemen’s Houthis
The Guardian - US · Mar 27, 2025 The Atlantic handled ‘Signalgate’ with good judgment Shining a bright spotlight on this mess was a public service. One can only imagine what other information has been as recklessly handled
Roll Call · Mar 27, 2025 Judge orders Trump officials to preserve Signal group chat records - Roll Call A federal judge in Washington ordered Trump administration officials Thursday to temporarily preserve records of a leaked Signal group chat.
The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2025 The most important intelligence sharing network in the west is being ruined by America - here’s how ANALYSIS: The vital Five Eyes intelligence sharing system is being undermined by US incompetence, as revealed by the Signal messaging scandal in Washington, World affairs editor Sam Kiley writes
The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2025 Bondi signals probe into Signal chat is unlikely, despite a long history of similar inquiries FBI Director Kash Patel may not have been part of a Signal chat in which other Trump administration national security officials discussed detailed attack plans
Al Jazeera · Mar 27, 2025 Full transcript of Trump team’s Yemen attack plan that was shared on Signal US officials accidentally leaked Yemen attack plans in Signal chat shared with The Atlantic editor-in-chief.
The Guardian - US · Mar 27, 2025 The Signal chat leak raises questions about accountability in Trump’s cabinet High-ranking officials can spill military secrets with apparent near-total immunity