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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

We should not underestimate the historic threat Donald Trump represents – to his country, to the West and to a free press

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The US president is behaving more and more as though he is not only above the law – but is the law

The Independent UK

The Signal chat blunder has shaken Washington. Except in the White House where it’s brushed off

Trump and his aides are now describing accurate reporting on a national security breach as a ‘hoax’

The Independent UK

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What Is Signal And Is It Secure?

Signal is an end-to-end encrypted messaging app that is considered one of the most secure in the world by security professionals, but was never intended to be the go-to choice for White House officials planning a military operation.

International Business Times

Ukraine ceasefire deal looks like a Russian wishlist tied with a US bow

A moratorium on attacks on ships in the Black Sea seems to be contingent on sanctions relief – a key Kremlin demand

The Guardian - US

Lives at risk if UK fails to review intelligence sharing with US, say Lib Dems

MPs call for comprehensive review after White House inadvertently shares Yemen war plans with journalist

The Guardian - UK

Trump’s top team slammed for ‘unbelievably stupid’ security breach after Signal group chat leak

Gordon Brown’s former security adviser slammed Trump’s administration for the ‘extraordinary’ breach

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Is Signal that secure? What the experts think about Trump admin’s war plans leak

‘This is one more example of the kind of sloppy, careless, incompetent behavior, particularly toward classified information,’ Democratic senator says

The Independent UK

FBI forms taskforce over rising reports of vandalism at Tesla dealerships

Amid protests, White House officials close ranks around the Tesla owner leading efforts to slash federal jobs

The Guardian - US

The Atlantic Should Not Find Out About a War Before Congress Does

The White House accidentally leaked military plans in Yemen to a journalist—and demonstrated how unconstitutional U.S. war making has become.

Reason

The Latest: Officials hold Senate briefing on national security threats

The Trump administration's top intelligence officials are facing Congress for the start of back-to-back hearings to testify about the threats facing the United States and what the government is doing to counter them

The Independent UK

Desperate Fox News goes into furious spin mode to downplay Yemen war plans leak

‘I think you will come away proud that these are the leaders making these decisions in America,’ Fox News host Will Cain said about the Trump officials who accidentally invited a journalist into an unclassified group chat discussing war plans

The Independent UK

The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg reveals where he was when he realized Yemen war plans were real

Hegseth denied that he was ‘texting war plans’ even after an administration spokesperson confirmed the group chat’s authenticity

The Independent UK

White House security leak: who’s who in the Signal group chat

Defense secretary, US vice-president and senior Trump advisers wrote openly about the strikes on Yemen

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International Business Times

Trump Brushes Off Yemen Chat Breach As A 'Glitch'

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed the accidental addition of a journalist to a group chat about Yemen air strikes as a "glitch" and stood by his top national security team despite the stunning breach.

Latin Times

Ted Cruz Distances Himself From Trump Admin's Defense of War Texts Leak: 'This Was Obviously a Mess'

While the senator called the situation a mess, he also defended the Trump administration's handling of the incident

The Guardian - US

Hillary Clinton reacts to military plans leak: ‘You have got to be kidding me’

Former US secretary of state makes remark on X amid scandal over use of private server for classified information

The Independent UK

‘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

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Evening Standard

MAGA group chat storm: Number 10 says it's 'not appropriate' to share classified information on Signal

Number 10 insisted that it was confident that any UK intelligence shared with the US was being handled appropriately

Salon

War planning by emoji

The people supposedly in charge of our national security celebrated the attacks on the Houthis with memes

The Conversation

Trump is not a king – but that doesn’t stop him from reveling in his job’s most ceremonial and exciting parts

Heads of state are the symbolic leader of a country. Some of them, like King Charles III of the United Kingdom, carry out largely ceremonial roles these days. Others, like Saudi Arabian King Salman, are absolute monarchs and involved in governing the country’s day-to-day activities and policies. It also means…

The Independent UK

Fox News veteran’s blunt response to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s denial goes viral

‘Oh for God's sake,’ Fox News’ chief political reporter jibed following Pete Hegseths’ denial of the scandalous text leak

The Independent UK

‘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

Jimmy Kimmel shreds ‘bunch of doofs’ in Trump administration over Signal leak

‘Our national security is being guarded by a bunch of doofs you wouldn’t trust to throw your cousin a surprise party,’ Jimmy Kimmel Live host quipped

The Independent UK

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

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