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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 Guardian - US

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

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

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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

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 Guardian - US

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.

Roll Call

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

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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

The Independent UK

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.

Al Jazeera

The Signal chat leak raises questions about accountability in Trump’s cabinet

High-ranking officials can spill military secrets with apparent near-total immunity

The Guardian - US

Signal group chat leak: judge orders Trump administration to preserve all messages from 11-15 March – as it happened

James Boasberg, who has been attacked by Trump for being assigned to the case, reminded hearing that cases are assigned randomly

The Guardian - US

Decode this: could you make it as a double agent?

Would your enemies underestimate your spycraft? Would your friends? Take our quiz, inspired by the 20th Century Studios espionage thriller The Amateur, to find out.

The Guardian - AU

Judge clashing with Trump over deportations is assigned new lawsuit over Signal chat

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, who has blocked the president’s deportation of Venezuelan immigrants under the Aliens Exile Act, has been handed a new lawsuit to hear challenging the Trump administration over the leaked Signal chat on bombings in Yemen.

The Independent UK

Team Trump picks a fight over the Signal chat. Republicans play ignorant

ANALYSIS: Analysis: Republicans who risked their credibility to get Fox News host Pete Hegseth over the finish line now have to deal with the fallout from the Signal scandal, Eric Garcia writes

The Independent UK

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CIA director erupts after Democrat asks whether Hegseth was drinking before Signalgate leaks

CIA Director John Ratcliffe blew up on Democratic Congressman Jimmy Gomez during House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing

Fortune

Top Trump aide in Signal chat was in Russia while the text stream was active—but denies he had personal or government-issued phone with him

Special envoy Steve Witkoff was scheduled to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on March 13, at the same time he was in an active Signal group of about a dozen U.S. officials.

Reason

It's Not Journalists' Job To Protect Government Secrets

With the controversy over the leaked White House group chat, mainstream media have been treating secrecy as a virtue and disclosure as a vice. That’s a dangerous game.

Latin Times

Congressman Confronts Trump Intelligence Officials With Poster of 'Clearly Classified' Info From Signal Text Thread in Tense Hearing

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi said that Secretary Hegseth should resign since he "has disclosed military plans as well as classified information"

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Fortune

Leaked text messages reveal the U.S. bombed the Houthis' 'top missile guy' as he was 'walking into his girlfriend's building'

The newly released messages reveal how top U.S. officials planned military strikes against terrorists in Yemen.

Latin Times

Congressman Directly Asks Trump Intel Officials if Pete Hegseth Was Drinking While Texting in Signal Thread

Rep. Jimmy Gomez directly asked top Trump administration officials if Defense Secretary Pete Hetseth was drinking while discussing attacks against the Houthis on a Signal group chat

Euronews

Taylor Swift name-dropped in US Senate Intelligence Committee hearing after 'Signalgate' leak

Democratic Virginia Senator Mark Warner highlighted the importance for the US to share intelligence with its European allies and used last summer's thwarted terrorist plot against Taylor Swift as an example of how the sharing of intel can save lives.

Roll Call

Gabbard stands by use of Signal chat as Democratic ire grows - Roll Call

Trump administration officials continued to defend against claims of mishandling classified information after the release of a group chat.

Salon

The Atlantic reveals full Signal texts

In the chat, Trump officials discussed the benefits of bombing Houthi targets in Yemen

The Guardian - US

Stephen Colbert on the Signal leak: ‘All of these people should be fired’

Late-night hosts discuss fallout from Trump officials accidentally sending Yemen war plans to a journalist

Latin Times

White House Said It Opposed The Atlantic Releasing War Plans Conversation; The Editor-In-Chief Did It Anyway

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the administration did not encourage the release of messages sent in a Signal group chat, but there was no classified information shared.

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