Did Trump’s Team Share Classified Information in the Leaked Signal Chat?

“This is when the first bombs will definitely drop,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth texted a group of senior Trump administration officials, telling them the precise time of military flights that…

How the White House Uses Semantics to Downplay the Signal Leak

The White House effort to defend Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday leaned heavily into a semantic argument. What he posted on the now-infamous Signal chat with his national security…

After the Signal Leak, How Well Do You Know Your Own Group Chats?

Hey, are you sure you want to send that to your group chat? Like, one thousand percent sure? Just checking. Because it’s been a strange week in the history of…

Who Was in the Signal Group Chat?

The editor in chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, was skeptical when he received a connection request on Signal from someone named Michael Waltz. Could it really be Michael Waltz,…

After Signal Leak, Vance Focuses on Proving His Loyalty to Trump

Vice President JD Vance’s team sought to immediately contain the fallout over a report showing that Mr. Vance and several top national security officials had inadvertently discussed details of a…

Trump Downplays Signal Leak, Backing Waltz and Pointing Finger at Journalist

President Trump characterized an extraordinary security breach as a minor transgression on Tuesday, insisting that top administration officials had not shared any classified information as they discussed secret military plans…

What Is Signal, the App Involved in a War Plans Security Breach?

Signal, a popular messaging app, came into the spotlight this week following reports that several senior Trump administration officials had used the tool to conduct war planning — inadvertently including…

Republicans in Congress React to Signal Chat Leak With Collective Shrug

Republicans in control of Congress reacted with a collective shrug on Tuesday to the revelation that top Trump administration national security officials had used a messaging app to chat about…

Live Updates: Top Officials Reject Responsibility for Information Shared in Signal Chat

Trump administration officials haven’t kept their disdain for Europe quiet. But the contempt seems to be even louder behind closed doors. Europeans reacted with a mix of exasperation and anger…

Trump Officials in Leaked Signal Chat Had Criticized Hillary Clinton’s Private Email Server

Top defense officials who mistakenly included a journalist in an encrypted group chat about airstrikes in Yemen engaged in what officials have described as a devastating breach of national security.…