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Afternoon Update Election Edition: campaign is on; Dutton’s gas plan questioned; and a shoe runs into trouble

It’s official: Australia is heading to the polls on 3 May as PM tells reporters he was ‘born ready’ for election campaign

The Guardian - AU

US defense chief says stronger deterrence needed against China in disputed sea

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that the Trump administration would boost military ties with the Philippines to strengthen deterrence against “threats from the communist Chinese” and ensure freedom of navigation in the disputed South China Sea

The Independent UK

US, Philippines must stand ‘shoulder to shoulder’ on China, Hegseth says

US defence secretary meets Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos amid controversy over leaking of Yemen strike plans.

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US Defence Chief Visits Philippines Dogged By Scandal At Home

US defence chief Pete Hegseth met Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos on Friday, saying the two countries must stand "shoulder to shoulder" in the face of the threat represented by China.

International Business Times

Trump news at a glance: judge orders now-infamous Signal chat be retained as tariff fallout deepens

Boasberg will later decide whether the disappearing messages in the Signal chat violated federal records retention laws. Here’s your roundup of key US politics stories from 27 March 2025

The Guardian - US

Another federal judge blocks Trump policy banning transgender troops in the military

A U.S. judge in Washington state has blocked enforcement of President Donald Trump’s order banning transgender people from serving in the military

The Independent UK

Judge orders participants in Signal chat group blunder to preserve all messages

Restraining order was issued to ensure that records of Yemen attack group conversation are retained

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Judge orders Trump administration to preserve Signal texts on Houthi attack

Judge James Boasberg issued a temporary restraining order against deleting any messages in the controversial chat.

Al Jazeera

Even Tomi Lahren is blasting the White House for trying to parse words to shift blame on Signal blunder

‘I’m honestly getting sick of the whatabout isms from my own side ... Admit the F up and move on,’ said right-wing pundit

The Independent UK

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

Pete Hegseth's Carelessness and Dishonesty Mirror Hillary Clinton's

The defense secretary, who shared information about imminent U.S. air strikes in a manifestly insecure group chat, thought Clinton should be prosecuted for her careless handling of sensitive information.

Reason

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 Independent UK

Whoopi Goldberg likens White House’s handling of Signalgate to cat trying to cover up its own poop

‘Where they are just covering up as quick as they can,’ Whopi Goldberg declaared on Thursday while pantomiming a cat in a little box

The Independent UK

Pete Hegseth Says the Signal Chat Had 'No Classified Information.' How Is That Possible?

The U.S. has a real problem with overclassification. But the assertion that details about impending air strikes would not be classified strains credulity.

Reason

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The Guardian - US

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

The Conversation

Signal-gate security blunder overshadows Black Sea ceasefire

Depending on what you think of Donald Trump, his administration could fit either of the following two descriptions. Chaotic, vindictive and accident-prone, marked by mendacity, driven by impulse and bent on securing the will of the leader, rather than – as in the US constitution – the will of the…

Roll Call

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.

International Business Times

Top US Senators Demand Probe Into Chat Scandal

Senior Republican and Democratic US senators issued a bipartisan call Thursday for a probe into a scandal over an accidentally leaked chat between top officials on Yemen air strikes that has engulfed Donald Trump's White House.

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The Independent UK

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

Latin Times

Trump's Troop Buildup at The Border Now Around 9,000 as Pentagon Authorizes New Troops in Arizona

The Pentagon has authorized a significant expansion of military support at the U.S.-Mexico border, with 9,000 U.S. troops now stationed there

The Independent UK

Fox News star eviscerates Trump officials’ Signalgate excuses: ‘FAR MORE sensitive’ than ‘war plans’

‘This kind of real time operational information is more sensitive than ‘war plans,’ which makes this lapse more egregious, according to two former senior US defense officials,’ Jennifer Griffin reported on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Republican senator reveals how Trump feels about Signalgate

Republican lawmakers are split over the administration’s response to the leaks

The Guardian - US

Jimmy Kimmel on Signalgate: ‘This operation was about as secretive as a Fortnite Twitch stream’

Late-night hosts discuss Trump officials sending war plans to a journalist by accident and scrambling to spin the story

The Independent UK

Americans think Signal blunder is as big a deal as Hillary Clinton’s use of private email server: Poll

Americans view the Signal leak in at least as bad a light as Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server during her time as Secretary of State

The Guardian - US

Trump unwilling to fire Waltz or others involved in Signal chat leak, officials say

President publicly supporting national security adviser to avoid admitting fault in security blunder, say sources

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