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The Daily Beast reports: President Donald Trump and his team held a secret Mar-a-Lago dinner on the same day as the U.S. bombing of Yemen, which top administration officials reportedly planned in a group chat that mistakenly included a journalist. Just hours after the U.S. military strike on Houthi forces was carried out on Mar. 15—killing at least 53 people, …

Axios reports: President Trump signed an executive order last week that compels federal agencies to tear down internal barriers to sharing government data, with no new cybersecurity requirements to prevent misuse or breaches. The order gives DOGE and other agencies sweeping access to sensitive personal data, and experts warn it attempts to sidestep longstanding privacy laws that judges have used …

NPR reports: A Pentagon-wide advisory went out one week ago warning against using the messaging app Signal, even for unclassified information. “A vulnerability has been identified in the Signal messenger application,” begins the department-wide email, dated March 18, obtained by NPR. The memo continues, “Russian professional hacking groups are employing the ‘linked devices’ features to spy on encrypted conversations.” It …

NBC News reports: Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard dodged a question from Warner about whether she was the user, reported as “TG,” in the Signal chat with Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg in which senior Trump administration shared military plans. “Senator, I don’t want to get into this,” Gabbard said, who repeated the same response after Warner kept pressing her. …

“Jeffrey Goldberg is well-known for his sensationalist spin. Here are the facts about his latest story: 1. No ‘war plans’ were discussed. 2. No classified material was sent to the thread. 3. The White House Counsel’s Office has provided guidance on a number of different platforms for President Trump’s top officials to communicate as safely and efficiently as possible. “As the National Security …

Politico reports: The stunning revelation that top administration officials accidentally included a reporter in a group chat discussing war plans triggered furious discussion inside the White House that national security adviser Mike Waltz may need to be forced out. Nothing is decided yet, and White House officials cautioned that President Donald Trump would ultimately make the decision over the next …

Politico Europe reports: Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen lashed out at President Donald Trump’s U.S. administration for putting “unacceptable pressure” on Greenland, as she slammed the upcoming visit to the Danish territory by U.S. Second Lady Usha Vance. “This is clearly not a visit that is about what Greenland needs or wants,” Frederiksen said, about the scheduled trip involving Vice …

The Washington Post reports: President Donald Trump’s crackdown on lawyers is having a chilling effect on his opponents’ ability to defend themselves or challenge his actions in court, according to people who say they are struggling to find legal representation as a result of his challenges. Biden-era officials said they’re having trouble finding lawyers willing to defend them. The volunteers …

CNN’s KAITLIN COLLINS: “I want to start by getting your reaction to what we heard from Secretary Hegseth there, saying that ‘Nobody was texting war plans.’ Given you were privy to this group chat, is that how you saw it?” JEFFREY GOLDBERG: “No, that’s a lie. He was texting war plans. He was texting attack plans. When targets were going …

The Denver Post reports: President Donald Trump’s official portrait in the Colorado Capitol was taken down Monday night after the president took to social media to complain about what he claimed was a “purposefully distorted” portrayal. In a statement, House Democratic spokesman Jarrett Freedman said Republican leadership had asked that the portrait be removed. “If the GOP wants to spend time …

“You are talking about a deceitful and highly discredited so-called journalist who has made a profession of peddling hoaxes time and time again. To include the, I don’t know, the hoax of Russia, Russia, Russia. The fine people on both sides hoax. The suckers and losers hoax. This is guy that peddles in garbage. This is what he does. I …

Mediaite reports: The challenge for politicians in our digital age is that it’s all too easy for digital sleuths to dig up video clips of their past selves and smack them with charges of hypocrisy. Such is the tale of National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, who accidentally added a reporter on a group chat discussing secret war plans but less …

Newsweek reports: President Donald Trump reacted after reports surfaced that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth accidentally included a journalist in a group chat in which sensitive U.S. military plans for strikes against Yemen were discussed. Asked about Monday’s story by The Atlantic that top cabinet officials and aides used Signal to text war plans to a reporter, Trump said, “I don’t …

“This is friendliness, not provocation. We’re dealing with a lot of people from Greenland that would like to see something happen with respect to their being properly protected and properly taken care of. “They’re calling us. We’re not calling them. And we were invited over there, and I thought it would be great. But we’ve been invited, and they really …

Mediaite reports: President Donald Trump praised Kansas City Chiefs Quarterback Patrick Mahomes’s MAGA family members and told OutKick founder and conservative radio host Clay Travis he’s invited the Super Bowl losers to the White House. Over the weekend, Travis scored an exclusive sit-down interview with Trump aboard Air Force One that featured plenty of questions you probably wouldn’t hear in …

CNN reports: President Donald Trump said Monday that he will impose tariffs of 25% on any nation that purchases oil from Venezuela. “Venezuela has been very hostile to the United States and the Freedoms which we espouse. Therefore, any Country that purchases Oil and/or Gas from Venezuela will be forced to pay a Tariff of 25% to the United States on …

The Daily Beast reports: Donald Trump Jr. is headlining a group of conservative gun activists joining the board of online firearms retailer GrabAGun as it plans to go public later this year, the company announced Monday. GrabAGun is in the process of merging with a holding company led by businessman Omeed Malik, whose conservative-leaning venture fund 1789 Capital has invested …

NBC News reports: A federal appeals court panel of three judges will hear arguments today over the Trump administration’s deportation of five Venezuelans under the Alien Enemies Act. The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia will listen to arguments by both sides on the government’s request to reverse U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s temporary restraining order, …

Politico reports: Attorney General Pam Bondi warned Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) on Sunday to “tread very carefully” following the lawmaker’s recent remarks voicing support for Elon Musk to be “taken down.” “She is an elected public official, so she needs to tread very carefully because nothing will happen to Elon Musk, and we’re going to fight to protect all of …

“Why would the now highly discredited 60 Minutes be doing a total ‘puff piece’ on George Clooney, a second rate movie ‘star,”’and failed political pundit. He fought hard for Sleepy Joe’s election and then, right after the Debate, dumped him like a dog. “Later, I assume under orders from the Obama camp, pushed all out for ‘Kamala,’ only to soon …