US EditionTrump brushes off group chat controversy as Democrats rail at Cabinet
- Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe testified that no classified information was shared in a Signal group chat during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on March 25, 2025.
- Democratic senators expressed doubt regarding these claims, citing a report that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared operational details about strikes against Yemen's Houthis.
- President Donald Trump supported his national security team and stated that the administration would investigate the Signal usage after the controversy became public.
- Democratic Senator Ron Wyden called for resignations, while Representative Don Bacon criticized the lack of accountability concerning the apparent security breach.
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Signal chat controversy, Social Security & more: What’s trending today
Here’s a look at some of the top stories trending online today, March 26. They include the latest news on the fallout from the Yemen Signal chat, talks about cuts at the Social Security Administration and much more.
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Trump team scrambles to handle fallout from Signal chat assailed as 'sloppy, careless'
The Trump administration sought on Tuesday to contain the fallout after a magazine journalist disclosed he had been inadvertently included in a secret group discussion of highly sensitive war plans, while Democrats called on top officials to resign over the security incident.
Trump brushes off group chat controversy as Democrats rail at Cabinet
President Trump offered the rare acknowledgment of a slipup by his Cabinet on Tuesday as Washington was gripped by the fallout from a stunning group chat-gone-public. Democrats assailed two members of Trump’s Cabinet during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing over why in the world officials were discussing a planned military attack on a militant group…
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