The president of Signal defended the messaging app’s security on Wednesday after top Trump administration officials mistakenly included a journalist in an encrypted chatroom they used to discuss a looming US attack on Yemen’s Houthis.
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The US could default on its $36 trillion debt as early as July and no later than October without congressional action, according to a study released Monday. Read More.
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), who serves as the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, warned on Monday that the potential for China to launch a surprise attack against Taiwan and potentially engage in a conflict with the United States is “actually much worse” than most Americans realize. Read More.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Tuesday told the Senate Intelligence Committee that classified information was not revealed in a group chat among top Trump administration officials and a journalist mistakenly included in the conversation about U.S. plans to launch air strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen. Read More.
Vice President JD Vance is joining his wife, second lady Usha Vance, on her visit to Greenland this week, he announced, a trip that will now focus on a U.S. Space Force base there. Read More.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Biden administration regulation on the nearly impossible-to-trace weapons called ghost guns, clearing the way for continued serial numbers, background checks and age verification requirements to buy them in kits online. Read More.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) abruptly tried to ditch an interview with ABC News after he was asked Sunday if he thinks Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) could be a possible contender for the U.S. Senate. Read More.
The Trump administration is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to block a federal judge’s order that requires the rehiring of approximately 16,000 federal workers who were let go in sweeping mass firings across multiple government agencies. Read More.
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says he won’t resign his post, despite pressure from some in his party after he voted to move forward with a Republican spending bill that avoided a government shutdown. Read More.
A U.S. official says Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is beefing up the Navy warship presence in the Middle East, ordering two aircraft carriers to be there next month as the U.S. increases strikes on Yemen-based Houthi rebels
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The IRS and ICE are close to finalizing a data-sharing agreement to verify addresses of immigrants suspected of living in the U.S. illegally. ICE could submit names and addresses to the IRS, which would cross-check them with confidential taxpayer databases to confirm individuals’ home addresses. Read More.
The alert system on a Delta Air Lines jet that flipped upside down and burst into flames as it tried to land in Toronto last month indicated a high rate of descent less than three seconds before touchdown, a preliminary report said Thursday. Read More.