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War Plans Group Chat, Alien Enemies Act, U.S. Greenland Visit

2025/3/25
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A national security lapse occurred when U.S. military plans to strike Yemen were accidentally shared in a group chat on Signal, involving high-level security officials and a journalist.
  • The group chat was created on Signal, not a secure government network.
  • Jeffrey Goldberg, a journalist, was accidentally included in the chat.
  • Plans for U.S. airstrikes on Yemen were shared, raising questions about the security protocols of Trump's national security team.

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A national security breach reveals that U.S. military plans were accidentally shared in a group chat on a commercial app, including a journalist. The Trump Administration faces legal challenges over deporting Venezuelan migrants under a centuries-old law, while the White House invokes state secrets privilege to block a court inquiry. And, Second Lady Usha Vance's controversial visit to Greenland raises questions about the U.S. government's intentions amid ongoing diplomatic tensions. *Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? *Subscribe to the Up First newsletter.)**Today's episode of Up First was edited by Andrew Sussman, Eric Westervelt, Roberta Rampton, Janaya Williams and Mohamad ElBardicy.It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Christopher Thomas.We get engineering support from Stacey Abbott, and our technical director is Carleigh StrangeLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)