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CIA Director John Ratcliffe clashed with a Democratic senator Tuesday over the lawmaker’s description of the Trump administration’s leaked Signal chat – pushing back multiple times before snapping, “I didn’t say any of those things.” The exchange between Ratcliffe and Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., happened Tuesday morning during the Senate Intelligence Committee’s annual “Threats to … Read more

A federal office dedicated to the research of long COVID is set to close following the Trump administration’s decision to slash the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) workforce. Ian Simon, head of the Office of Long COVID Research and Practice (OLC), made the announcement in an email on Monday, Politico reported. “The Office … Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Social Security Administration, Frank Bisignano, got an earful from Senate Democrats at his confirmation hearing Tuesday, in the wake of early actions by Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency to downsize the agency.

Former US secretary of state makes remark on X amid scandal over use of private server for classified information Hillary Clinton – the former US secretary of state who lost the 2016 presidential election to Donald Trump amid a scandal over her use of a private server for classified emails – reacted to Monday’s news … Read more

We absolutely won’t tolerate leaks, they said before looping in a journalist to top secret war plans. Feel safe? Me neither Once again, we find ourselves having an anguished debate about mobile phones and online safety, in this case asking: should we ban the devices for US national security advisers under the age of 60? … Read more

Defence secretary, US vice-president and senior Trump advisers wrote openly about the strikes on Yemen US politics live – latest updates Key takeaways from the US security leak Continue reading…

Trump administration is accused of inciting ‘climate of repression’ and stifling free speech on campuses, including Columbia University US academic groups have sued the Trump administration in an effort to block the deportation of foreign students and scholars who have been targeted for voicing pro-Palestinian views and criticism of Israel. The American Association of University … Read more

During his opening statement at a worldwide threats hearing, Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., addressed The Atlantic’s story about a journalist’s accidental inclusion in a chat about U.S. military strikes in Yemen. The senator said the situation was “mind-boggling” and demonstrates “sloppy, careless, incompetent” behavior towards classified information.

Mette Frederiksen says trip by members of the Trump administration ‘not what Greenland needs or wants’ Europe live – latest updates Mette Frederiksen, the Danish prime minister, has accused the US of putting “unacceptable pressure” on Greenland – which she has vowed to resist – before an unsolicited visit to the Arctic island by members … Read more

The news website calls the lawsuit ‘meritless and a transparent attempt to … silence the independent press’ A top campaign manager for Donald Trump’s victorious 2024 presidential bid has filed a defamation lawsuit against the Daily Beast, alleging the news outlet fabricated claims about his campaign compensation and deliberately damaged his professional reputation. Chis LaCivita’s … Read more