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March 25, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Trump downplays Yemen war plans group chat fiasco: 'It can happen'
"At this time, the message thread that was reported appears to be authentic, and we are reviewing how an inadvertent number was added to the chain," the NSC said.
March 25, 2025 at 10:05 PM
March 25, 2025 at 9:53 PM
How Americans could suffer if the National Weather Service is privatized
Recent government cuts have raised questions about whether President Donald Trump's administration will aim to dismantle and privatize the National Weather Service.
March 25, 2025 at 9:53 PM
March 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Yemen war plans group chat: A timeline of the mishap
Officials inadvertently added a reporter to an unsecured group chat discussing plans for a U.S. attack on Houthis in Yemen. Here's a look at a timeline of the events.
March 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
March 25, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Who is Mike Waltz, national security adviser who added journalist to group chat?
President Donald Trump said he is confident in his national security adviser, Mike Waltz.
March 25, 2025 at 9:21 PM
March 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
What to know about Signal, which Pentagon previously discouraged workers from using
As the White House comes under fire for allegedly using Signal to discuss foreign policy plans, the encrypted messaging platform has now come into the spotlight.
March 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
March 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Former employees slam 'chaos,' 'confusion' at Department of Education
Since Trump eliminated nearly half of the Department of Education's workforce through an overhaul that affected roughly 2,000 people, former employees say there is chaos.
March 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
March 25, 2025 at 8:14 PM
JD, Usha Vance to visit Greenland as prime minister blasts 'aggressive' pressure
J.D. Vance and second lady Usha Vance will be part of a delegation visiting Greenland, after Trump's statements that the U.S. should own the Danish territory.
March 25, 2025 at 8:14 PM
March 25, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Trump pick to lead SSA will conduct 'total review' of agency
President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the SSA distanced himself from some of the actions taken at the agency by officials linked to Elon Musk and DOGE.
March 25, 2025 at 8:12 PM
March 25, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Messages with Yemen war plans shared with reporter appears 'authentic': Official
Members of the Trump administration coordinated highly sensitive Yemen attack plans on an unsecure group chat, a White House official confirmed.
March 25, 2025 at 8:08 PM
March 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Details on deal reached after US talks with Ukraine and Russia in Saudi Arabia
Russia and Ukraine also agreed to "develop measures to implement the agreement to ban strikes against energy facilities in Russia and Ukraine," the White House said.
March 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM
March 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Trump administration includes journalist in group chat amid war planning
ABC News’ Martha Raddatz explains the shocking revelations made in “The Atlantic,” after their editor-in-chief was apparently inadvertently included in a group chat with government officials.
March 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
March 25, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Gabbard, Ratcliffe insist Signal chat did not include classified information
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe were grilled at a hearing by Democrats over war plans leaked to a journalist.
March 25, 2025 at 6:16 PM
March 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
What some federal judges have said amid Trump's challenges in court
As the Trump administration gets challenged in court over its policies, federal judges have been blunt in their rulings from the bench and on paper.
March 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
March 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Columbia student sues Trump after official says her permanent legal status is revoked
Yunseo Chung, a 21-year-old Columbia student who moved from South Korea at age 7, is suing Trump after an official said her permanent legal status in the U.S. was revoked.
March 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
March 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Tulsi Gabbard testifies on what ‘most immediately threatens’ US
The director of national intelligence was among other top intelligence officers testifying on Capitol Hill before the Senate Intelligence Committee.
March 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
March 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Senator grills Gabbard on Signal chat leaks: ‘Show the texts now’
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., questioned the director of national intelligence and director of the CIA about the messaging controversy.
March 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
March 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Yemen war plan group chat is ‘dumbest thing I’ve seen’: Sen. Mark Kelly
ABC News’ Karen Travers, Jay O’Brien, Luis Martinez and contributor John Cohen break down reactions from lawmakers to an unsecure group chat involving a U.S. attack on Houthis in Yemen.
March 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
March 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Administration invokes state secrets privilege to shield info on deportation flights
The Trump administration is invoking state secrets privilege to avoid giving a judge more information about last week's deportation flights under the Alien Enemies Act.
March 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
March 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Fallout after Pentagon attack plan mistakenly shared with reporter in group chat
The White House said Monday a Signal group chat discussing a U.S. attack on Houthis in Yemen that "inadvertently" included Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, "appears to be authentic."
March 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
March 25, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Democrats react to Hegseth inadvertently sharing war plans via unsecure chat platform
After the Trump administration inadvertently added Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, to an unsecured chat about war plans, Democrats expressed outrage.
March 25, 2025 at 11:39 AM
March 25, 2025 at 11:37 AM
The Atlantic editor involved in Yemen Signal messaging controversy speaks out
Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg discussed the moment he realized he had been added to a Signal chat discussing a U.S. attack on Houthis in Yemen.
March 25, 2025 at 11:37 AM
March 25, 2025 at 11:35 AM
What top Trump officials have said about mishandling classified information
Multiple Trump administration officials who allegedly held classified discussions on an open messaging platform condemned the mishandling of classified records by others.
March 25, 2025 at 11:35 AM
March 25, 2025 at 11:28 AM
'Nazis got better treatment,' judge says of Trump administration's deportations
The U.S. treated alleged Nazis better during World War II than the Trump administration treated Venezuelan migrants last week, a judge told DOJ attorneys at a hearing.
March 25, 2025 at 11:28 AM
March 25, 2025 at 11:21 AM
US delegation visit ‘highly aggressive’: Greenland PM
Greenland’s prime minister said his government won’t meet with the U.S. delegation, which includes second lady Usha Vance and White House national security adviser Mike Waltz.
March 25, 2025 at 11:21 AM
March 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Democrats host town halls to fire up supporters -- but is their message resonating?
Town halls are among the strategies that Democrats are using to try to get their base fired up against the Trump White House.
March 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
March 25, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Vance, national security team reportedly mistakenly add reporter to war plans chat
Vice Pres. Vance and Pres. Trump’s national security team members reportedly shared war plans in a group chat on an unsecured app that mistakenly included a journalist from The Atlantic.
March 25, 2025 at 4:20 AM
March 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Trump appoints former personal attorney Alina Habba as US attorney for New Jersey
Habba rose to fame as a member of Trump's circle after several years in private practice in New Jersey.
March 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
March 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Trump administration claims Mahmoud Khalil misrepresented green card application info
The government claimed Palestinian protester Mahmoud Khalil intentionally misrepresented information on his green card application and is inadmissible to the U.S.
March 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
March 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Usha Vance to visit Greenland as Trump talks up US takeover
The second lady’s office says she will be part of a U.S. delegation visiting historic sites and learning about heritage.
March 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
March 24, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Chain with Yemen war plans shared with reporter appears 'authentic': Official
Members of the Trump administration coordinated highly sensitive Yemen war plans on an unsecure group chat.
March 24, 2025 at 8:46 PM
March 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
'Nazis got better treatment,' judge says of Trump administration's deportations
The U.S. treated alleged Nazis better during World War II than the Trump Administration treated Venezuelan migrants last week, a federal appeals judge told a DOJ lawyer during a court hearing Monday.
March 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
March 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
IRS close to finalizing data-sharing agreement with ICE, sources say
The IRS is nearing an agreement with ICE that would allow immigration officials to use tax data for deportations, two sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.
March 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
March 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Trump asks Supreme Court to block reinstatement of fired probationary employees
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court for an emergency stay of a judge's order that 16,000 terminated federal probationary employees be reinstated.
March 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
March 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Trump appoints former personal attorney Alina Habba as US attorney for New Jersey
Trump on Monday named Alina Habba, his personal attorney-turned-White House counselor, to serve as the next interim U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey.
March 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
March 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Tennessee Trump supporter expresses fear for rural public schools
Todd Warner and other Trump supporters in Tennessee express their fears for public schools as the president moves to eliminate the Department of Education.
March 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
March 24, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Trump: Judge in deportation case a ‘disaster’
The Trump administration’s legal battle over deporting hundreds of migrants from Venezuela heats up.
March 24, 2025 at 1:21 PM
March 23, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Border czar says Trump administration won't defy judge's order on deportation flights
Tom Homan, Trump's "border czar," said the administration wouldn't defy court orders from challenges over its using the Alien Enemies Act to deport undocumented migrants.
March 23, 2025 at 11:10 PM
March 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Trump administration deports more migrants to Guantanamo Bay: Official
The Trump administration alleged many of the migrants are members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.
March 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
March 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
El Salvador deportations were ‘exactly in accordance with federal law’: Border czar
ABC News’ Jonathan Karl interviews White House border czar Tom Homan on “This Week.”
March 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
March 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
How prepared was the Trump White House for battle with the judicial system?
ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl breaks down the latest on the battles between the Trump administration and the judicial system.
March 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
March 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
IRS close to reaching deal to aid Trump administration’s deportation efforts: Sources
Sources tell ABC News the IRS is getting close to reaching a deal with immigration and customs enforcement to help the Trump administration’s deportation efforts by using sensitive taxpayer data.
March 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
March 23, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Scientist speaks out after all of her grants were terminated by the NIH
Dr. Brittany Charlton is speaking out after the NIH terminated all of her grants studying how discriminatory laws impact mental health among LGBTQ+ teens.
March 23, 2025 at 12:21 PM
March 23, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Acting Social Security chief now says he won't shut down agency after DOGE ruling
A federal judge blocked the agency from granting personnel affiliated with DOGE access to agency systems containing personally identifiable information.
March 23, 2025 at 3:13 AM
March 23, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Republican grilled about DOGE at town hall: 'Where is this fraud?'
Wyoming Republican Rep. Harriet Hageman tangled with constituents at a fiery town hall in her home state on Thursday over Elon Musk's DOGE.
March 23, 2025 at 3:10 AM
March 23, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Is the Trump administration's conflict with judges a constitutional crisis?
Some law experts are sounding the alarm, saying, the U.S. could be inching closer to a constitutional crisis as the Trump administration's legal conflict with the nation's judges escalates.
March 23, 2025 at 3:05 AM
March 23, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Cornell student protester told to surrender to ICE, asks court to block deportation
Cornell student who challenged Trump EOs targeting pro-Palestinian protesters now faces deportation.
March 23, 2025 at 3:03 AM
March 23, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Columbia cedes to Trump admin. demands after threat to withhold funds
Columbia University appears to have ceded to the Trump administration’s demands after a threat to withhold $400 million in federal funds.
March 23, 2025 at 3:00 AM
March 23, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Acting social security chief says he won’t shut down agency after DOGE ruling
Plus, President Donald Trump’s legal battle to deport migrants using the Alien Enemies Act.
March 23, 2025 at 12:23 AM
March 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Daughter of 1st Black Marine: It's 'unbelievable' to see 'my dad caught up in DEI'
Alfreda Masters said she finds it "unbelievable" that the webpage honoring her father's service has been taken down as a part of DEI scrubbing at the Pentagon.
March 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
March 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Tense legal standoff over controversial El Salvador deportations
The Trump administration argues the president has the power to round up individuals and deport them to a foreign country with no obligation to show any evidence against them to a court.
March 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM