The Latest Breaking News from National Security

Democrats Demand Hegseth, Waltz Resignations Amid Signal Chats Security Fallout

Democratic senators want Trump's national security advisor and the defense chief to step down following the revelation that top Trump cabinet members discussed American war planning topics, specifically Yemen, in a group chat on messaging app Signal.

International Business Times · Mar 26, 2025

Trump's top team 'screwed up' over Yemen strikes group chat leak, says UK Defence Secretary John Healey

Mike Waltz, Trump’s national security adviser, said he takes ‘full responsibility’ for setting up the group chat that included a journalist along with top US officials

Evening Standard · Mar 26, 2025

Trump pins blame for Signal group chat leak on ‘lower level’ employee

Donald Trump has blamed a ‘lower-level’ employee working under his National Security Advisor, Michael Waltz, for the Signal group chat security blunder.

The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2025

Trump shifts blame for Signalgate texts onto ‘lower level’ mystery employee

In an interview with Newsmax, Trump offered a new theory on how journalist Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic ended up on a Signal group chat with senior officials discussing bombing plans in Yemen earlier this month

The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2025

Leak of US military plans on Signal is a classic case of ‘shadow IT’. It shows why security systems need to be easy to use

Yesterday, The Atlantic magazine revealed an extraordinary national security blunder in the United States. Top US government officials had discussed plans for a bombing campaign in Yemen against Houthi rebels in a Signal group chat which inadvertently included The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg.

The Conversation · Mar 26, 2025

The Signal attack plan messages: What we do (and don't) know

The revelation that President Donald Trump’s most senior national security officials posted the specifics of a military attack to a chat group that included a journalist hours before the attack took place has raised many questions

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2025

Democrats Mock War Plans Texts in 'Rehearsed' Bit on House Floor: 'What Signal Chat Are You In?'

House Democrats took a jab at the national security team on Tuesday, mocking their leaked Signal group chat about bombing Houthi targets in Yemen.

Latin Times · Mar 25, 2025

‘Sloppy’: Trump downplays shock over leaked Signal chat about Yemen attack

Democrats have called the high-level discussions on the messaging app Signal ‘obviously reckless, obviously dangerous’.

Al Jazeera · Mar 25, 2025

Mike Waltz Called Out After Declaring He's 'Never Met' SignalGate Journalist: 'How the Heck Did You Have His Number?'

National Security advisor Mike Waltz responded to reports that a journalist was added to a "war plans" group text between top government officials.

Latin Times · Mar 25, 2025

Trump wants to move on after the text-chain disaster. Pete Hegseth could end up being his scapegoat

Analysis: Trump may have to pay a political price to move on from a shocking breach of security by his most senior officials, writes John Bowden

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2025