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US President Donald Trump’s national security team faces scandal after a reporter was mistakenly added to a messaging group in which senior officials discussed attack plans on the Iran-backed Houthi group in Yemen. Trump and his team have continued to insist that “classified” information was not shared in the Signal …

Bloomberg White House National Security Adviser Mike Waltz For the past 48 hours, top White House officials have faced questions from lawmakers and the press about how a journalist came to join a sensitive group chat for an upcoming military operation – and why President Donald Trump’s national security team …

The White House reacted furiously on Wednesday after The Atlantic magazine published messages between national security officials in a Signal group chat in their entirety. Jeffrey Goldberg, the journalist who was inadvertently included in the chat among senior cabinet leaders, shared texts in which US defence secretary Pete Hegseth provided …

Marjorie Taylor Greene has become the most aggressive spokesperson for the “Make America Great Again” movement. It’s perhaps no surprise, then, that she would read straight from a fraying playbook when confronted about the Signal group chat fiasco. Team Trump has adopted a crisis management strategy of attack, discredit, and …

The Atlantic magazine released new screenshots of messages showing Pete Hegseth sharing information about US air strikes on Yemen with other top US officials on the Signal messaging app. Despite the release of the screenshots, Trump administration officials still claim the information was not classified. The BBC’s Nomia Iqbal takes …

Donald Trump has announced new trade taxes of 25% on cars being imported to the US. The US President said the latest tariffs would come into effect on 2 April, with collections starting the next day. Trump claimed the measure would lead to “tremendous growth” for the car industry, promising …

The US Supreme Court has upheld a major gun control policy enacted by the Biden administration to regulate so-called ghost guns – largely untraceable firearms that can be assembled at home using kits. The rules require manufacturers to include serial numbers on the kits and to perform background checks on …

Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, White House Getty Images Mike Waltz, JD Vance and Pete Hegseth pictured in the Oval Office on 13 March A discussion by high-ranking US security officials about a US air strike on Yemen has been published in full by the Atlantic magazine. The group chat …

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to halt its efforts to arrest and deport a Columbia University student for participating in pro-Palestinian protests. Yunseo Chung, 21, a legal permanent resident who moved to the US from South Korea as a child, had filed a lawsuit alleging immigration officials …

US President Donald Trump has named conservative media critic and pro-Israel commentator Leo Brent Bozell III as ambassador to South Africa, amid worsening diplomatic ties between the two countries. Mr Bozell ‘s nomination follows Washington’s expulsion of South Africa’s ambassador, Ebrahim Rasool, for remarks deemed critical of Trump. The Trump …

The Atlantic magazine has published what it said was a timeline of war plans shared by the US defence secretary in a group chat that mistakenly included a journalist. The latest revelation comes after the White House had sought to downplay the leak of information about plans to strike Houthi …

👉 Follow Trump 100 on your podcast app 👈 On Day 66, US correspondents James Matthews and Martha Kelner look at the continued fallout from the national security scandal of the Signal group chat. Martha’s been inside the Senate getting reaction from senators Elizabeth Warren and Mark Warner. Also, Edward …

Bernd Debusmann Jr at the White House & Brandon Drenon on Capitol Hill BBC News, Washington DC Watch: Key reactions to reports of a leaked group chat involving Trump officials US President Donald Trump and his intelligence chiefs have played down a security breach that saw a journalist invited into a Signal group chat where he …

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that aims to overhaul US federal elections, including by requiring voters to show proof of citizenship and limiting when states can receive mail-in ballots. Experts warn the move could disenfranchise millions of Americans who do not have easy access to a …

Donald Trump has been urged to fire US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth following the leak of highly sensitive war plans – as national security adviser Mike Waltz said he took “full responsibility” for organising the group chat. The conversation on the messaging app Signal between US officials, including vice …

Canada’s Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has said he won his leadership “fair and square” after reports emerged that India allegedly meddled in the party’s contest. Citing a source with top-security clearance, the Globe and Mail newspaper reported allegations that Indian agents were involved in fundraising and organising within Canada’s South …

Getty Images Positions taken by senior US officials Michael Waltz (C), JD Vance (2nd R) and Pete Hegseth (R) have made European leaders and policy-makers “sick to the stomach”, an EU official said “Horrific to see in black and white. But hardly surprising,” is how a top European diplomat reacted …

If a British defence minister was found to have shared details about a live military operation in an unofficial messaging group with colleagues, they would be sacked. That President Donald Trump has tried to dismiss the revelation that his top defence and security team not only did just that but …

Officials and journalists in Washington DC are reacting to reports that reporter Jeffrey Goldberg was added to a Signal platform messaging group which apparently included Vice-President JD Vance, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, among others. Goldberg said he saw classified military plans for strikes against …

A Columbia University student who moved to the US as a child is suing the Trump administration over attempts to deport her for participating in pro-Palestinian protests. Yunseo Chung, 21, a legal permanent US resident who moved from South Korea when she was seven, alleges immigration officials have executed search …