Washington — Sen. Roger Wicker, a Mississippi Republican and chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said Wednesday that the panel is seeking an expedited inspector general investigation into the leak of a sensitive Signal group chat about strikes in Yemen that has stunned Washington in recent days. Earlier this week, Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor
Public school administrators in Portland, Oregon, are facing a federal civil rights probe over a transgender student-athlete’s alleged participation in a girls’ track and field meet last week, the U.S. Department of Education said Tuesday. The department’s Office of Civil Rights has opened an investigation into Portland’s school district and the Oregon School Activities Association,
Washington — The Trump administration on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to intervene in an ongoing dispute over Department of Education grants that were canceled because they funded programs that promote diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. In a filing with the high court, the Justice Department requested the justices put on hold a temporary order
Washington — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe defended their participation in a group chat on the encrypted messaging app Signal that included sensitive details about military strikes in Yemen after more text messages came to light and revealed new details about what was shared. The spy chiefs were on Capitol Hill
When videos were released showing more than 200 Venezuelan men who had been deported from the U.S. arriving in El Salvador at one of the world’s most dangerous prisons, a woman named Nays recognized one of the faces. It was her partner, and seeing him in the video filled her with terror, she told CBS
The Atlantic on Wednesday posted screenshots and a fuller text chain from the Signal group chat that inadvertently included a journalist, after the White House and top administration officials on the chat claimed no “war plans” were discussed. The screenshots show the timing and targets of the attack on Houthis in Yemen earlier this month
President Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport Venezuelan migrants suspected of being members of the Tren de Aragua gang quickly kicked off a legal battle. A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order that blocked the use of the 18th-century law. However, on the same day as the March 15