Trump slams The Atlantic after editor reveals he was included in classified group chat discussing airstrikes: Live
President’s third Cabinet meeting taking place as tensions rise over Usha Vance’s upcoming visit to Greenland
President Donald Trump denied any knowledge of an incident in which senior officials in his administration, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Vice President JD Vance, reportedly discussed a highly sensitive operation aimed at targeting Houthi positions in Yemen in a group chat that inadvertently included Jeffrey Goldberg, the Editor-in-Chief of The Atlantic.
When asked about the security breach, the president attacked the publication as “going out of business.”
The story broke as Trump held his third known cabinet meeting amid legal challenges over immigration, looming new tariffs, and rising tensions over the work of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Elon Musk was in attendance what was described beforehand as a “follow-up on the last DOGE meeting” in early March, in which the president limited the billionaire tycoon’s authority amid a reported backlash against cuts to federal agencies.
Cabinet secretaries took turns to say what cuts they had made to spending and government programs in their departments.
Meeks calls for public hearing on Signal security breach
Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has called on Chairman Brian Mast to hold a public committee hearing on the bombshell reporting of senior Trump administration officials communicating U.S. military operations in Yemen in a Signal messaging app group chat, in which they unknowingly included a journalist from The Atlantic.
“I am immediately calling on Chairman Mast to hold a hearing on what might be the most astonishing breach of our national security in recent history, where top leadership from DOD, State, Treasury, the CIA and even the VP himself used a commercial messaging app - Signal - to communicate U.S. war plans, all the while unaware that a journalist was included in the group chat.
“Republicans have regularly contrived security ‘scandals’ to attack their political opponents with years of nakedly partisan hearings and investigations. This administration proves yet again that hypocrisy and cynical politics aren’t the only defining characteristics of today’s GOP; rank incompetence is front and center.”
Full story: Staggering security breach after journalist is included in Trump admin group chat outlining plans to bomb Houthis in Yemen
The Trump administration has been accused of a stunning breach of security after the editor of The Atlantic was included in a group chat with top officials and cabinet secretaries outlining plans to strike the Houthis in Yemen.
Gustaf Kilander reports from Washington, D.C.
Journalist is included in a Trump admin group chat outlining plans to bomb Houthis
Ohio State to visit White House
Ohio State coach Ryan Day confirmed Monday that the Buckeyes national championship football team will visit the White House on April 14.
The invite was first reported by CBS News on Friday. Ohio State's visit comes two days after it wraps up spring football practices.
“It’s an honor to be invited,” Day said.
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Coach Ryan Day confirms national champion Ohio State will visit White House on April 14
Hillary Clinton reacts to The Atlantic's story
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who was hounded by Republicans over exaggerated concerns regarding her treatment of government information, has reacted to news of the Signal security breach.
'An episode of Veep'
Democratic senator for New Jersey Andy Kim likened the Signal debacle to an episode of the comedy Veep and demanded that people lose their jobs over the incident.
“Really dumb and epically irresponsible.”
Watch: Raskin calls out GOP for double standards on security breach
Trump will elevate CDC's acting director to nominee
President Donald Trump has nominated Dr. Susan Monarez, the CDC’s acting director, to the job, a White House official confirmed on Monday.
Trump abruptly withdrew the nomination of his first pick earlier this month.
Monarez has been serving as the CDC’s acting director since January. She came from an outside federal government agency, the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health.
The White House withdrew the nomination of David Weldon, a former Florida congressman, to lead the CDC. Weldon told the media his nomination was withdrawn because “there were not enough votes to get me confirmed.”
Weldon was closely aligned with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the U.S. health secretary who for years has been one of the nation’s leading anti-vaccine activists.
The president confirmed his decision to nominate Monarez in a post on Truth Social:
I am proud to announce that Dr. Susan Monarez is my Nominee to serve as the next Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Dr. Monarez brings decades of experience championing Innovation, Transparency, and strong Public Health Systems. She has a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, and PostDoctoral training in Microbiology and Immunology at Stanford University School of Medicine.
As an incredible mother and dedicated public servant, Dr. Monarez understands the importance of protecting our children, our communities, and our future. Americans have lost confidence in the CDC due to political bias and disastrous mismanagement. Dr. Monarez will work closely with our GREAT Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert Kennedy Jr. Together, they will prioritize Accountability, High Standards, and Disease Prevention to finally address the Chronic Disease Epidemic and, MAKE AMERICA HEALTHY AGAIN!
'Breathtaking incompetence'
Democrat Rep Gerry Connolly calls the Signal security breach debacle “breathtaking incompetence” and demands action from Speaker Mike Johnson.
Speaker Johnson says administration to make sure security breach won't happen again
Speaker Mike Johnson responds to The Atlantic story about Yemen war plans being inadvertently shared with the magazine’s editor on messaging app, Signal.
“They're going to track that down and make sure that it doesn't happen again... Clearly, the administration has acknowledged it was a mistake and they'll tighten up and make sure it doesn't happen again.”
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