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CNN reports: House Republican leaders are moving to thwart Democratic efforts to probe Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s controversial use of Signal, using their power to stop the minority party from forcing a vote that could embarrass the Trump administration. GOP leaders tucked a provision into a rule that will come to the floor tomorrow that effectively denies Democrats from forcing …

REPORTER: Mr. President, any update on Secretary Hegseth? Your confidence in him? TRUMP: About what? REPORTER: About Signal – having Signal on his – TRUMP: I don’t view Signal as important. I think that’s fake news. So, I don’t view it as important. From yesterday’s Washington Post reports: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed the installation of Signal, a commercially available …

The Associated Press reports: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had an internet connection that bypassed the Pentagon’s security protocols set up in his office to use the Signal messaging app on a personal computer, two people familiar with the line told The Associated Press. The existence of the unsecured internet connection is the latest revelation about Hegseth’s use of the unclassified …

“Later today I will be meeting with, of all people, Jeffrey Goldberg, the Editor of The Atlantic, and the person responsible for many fictional stories about me, including the made-up HOAX on ‘Suckers and Losers’ and, SignalGate, something he was somewhat more ‘successful’ with. “Jeffrey is bringing with him Michael Scherer and Ashley Parker, not exactly pro-Trump writers, either, to …

The Washington Post reports: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed the installation of Signal, a commercially available messaging app, on a desktop computer in his Pentagon office, said three people familiar with the matter, illustrating the extent to which he has integrated use of the unclassified communications platform at the center of his political troubles with the highly secure systems the …

“I had concerns from the get-go because Pete Hegseth didn’t have a lot of experience. I like him on Fox. But does he have the experience to lead one of the largest organizations in the world? That’s a concern. “If it’s true that he had another [Signal] chat with his family, about the missions against the Houthis, it’s totally unacceptable. …

“Pete’s doing a great job. Just ask the Hooties [sic] how he’s doing. It’s just fake news. They just bring up stories. It sounds like disgruntled employees. He was put there to get rid of a lot of bad people, and that’s what he’s doing. You don’t always have friends when you do that.” – Trump, speaking from the White …

“You know, what a big surprise that a bunch of, a few leakers get fired and suddenly a bunch of hit pieces come out from the same media that peddled the Russia hoax, won’t give back their Pulitzers. They’ve got Pulitzers for a bunch of lies, Pulitzers for a bunch of lies, and on hoaxes time and time and again, …

“Another day, another old story—back from the dead. The Trump-hating media continues to be obsessed with destroying anyone committed to President Trump’s agenda. “This time, the New York Times — and all other Fake News that repeat their garbage — are enthusiastically taking the grievances of disgruntled former employees as the sole sources for their article. They relied only on …

The Daily Beast reports: Crisis-hit Pentagon Secretary Pete Hegseth lashed out at demands to quit over revelations he shared war secrets with his wife. In a late-night tweet Sunday, Hegseth rejected a call for his resignation that came only hours after The New York Times reported how he had a second Signal chat called “Defense Huddle” that included his third …

The New York Times reports: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared detailed information about forthcoming strikes in Yemen on March 15 in a private Signal group chat that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer, according to four people with knowledge of the chat. Hegseth shared on the Signal chat included the flight schedules for the F/A-18 Hornets targeting the Houthis …

The Associated Press reports: The Pentagon’s acting inspector general announced Thursday that he would review Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of the Signal messaging app to convey plans for a military strike against Houthi militants in Yemen. The review will also look at other defense officials’ use of the publicly available encrypted app, which is not able to handle classified …

Politico reports: National security adviser Mike Waltz’s team regularly set up chats on Signal to coordinate official work on issues including Ukraine, China, Gaza, Middle East policy, Africa and Europe, according to four people who have been personally added to Signal chats. Two of the people said they were in or have direct knowledge of at least 20 such chats. …

Axios reports: Democrats on the House Oversight Committee sent letters on Tuesday to members of the Trump administration’s Houthi air strike Signal group chat, requesting they sit for transcribed interviews about the national security breach. The White House has remained defiant despite the bipartisan backlash and growing calls from members of both parties to investigate the breach. Ranking member Gerry …

“It’s entirely appropriate for the inspector general to be able to look at it and be able to ask two questions. “One is, obviously, how did a reporter get into this thread in the conversation, and the second part of the conversation is, when individuals in the administration are not sitting at their desk in a classified setting on a …

The New York Times reports: For much of this week, President Trump was consumed by a single question. What should he do about his national security adviser, Michael Waltz? “Should I fire him?” he asked aides and allies as the fallout continued over the stunning leak of a Signal group chat set up by Mr. Waltz, who had inadvertently added …

CBS News reports: Israeli officials are furious over the Signal chat leak involving senior Trump administration officials because it included sensitive intelligence Israel provided to the U.S. from a human intelligence source in Yemen, CBS News has learned. While the Signal chat messages published by Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic this week may not have compromised the effectiveness of the …

Politico reports: On Wednesday evening — following a brutal day of headlines surrounding the now-infamous Signal chat — Vice President JD Vance, chief of staff Susie Wiles and top personnel official Sergio Gor gently offered President Donald Trump some advice in a private meeting. National security adviser Mike Waltz’s accidental inclusion of a journalist in the chat was creating a …

Wired reports: A number of top Trump administration officials—including four who were on a now-infamous Signal group chat—appear to have Venmo accounts that have been leaking data, including contacts and in some cases transactions, to the public. Experts say this is a potentially serious counterintelligence problem that could allow foreign intelligence services to gain insight into a target’s social network …

The Washington Post reports: The top Republican and Democratic senators on the Senate Armed Services Committee are asking the White House to expedite a Defense Department review of the Trump administration officials’ group chat on Signal about an imminent U.S. attack on Houthi militants in Yemen. Chairman Roger Wicker [photo] (R-Mississippi) told reporters Wednesday that the top Democrat on the …