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Recovery efforts were underway on March 28 near the spot where their Hercules armored vehicle was found submerged at a training range in Pabradė, Lithuania.

Recovery efforts were underway on March 28 near the spot where their Hercules armored vehicle was found submerged at a training range in Pabradė, Lithuania. Mindaugas Kulbis/AP hide caption

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World

Bodies of 3 out of 4 missing U.S. Army soldiers are recovered from swamp in Lithuania

The search continues for a fourth U.S. Army soldier from Fort Stewart in Georgia who went missing in Lithuania last week when a U.S. armored vehicle was submerged in a swamp during a training mission.

Bodies of 3 out of 4 missing U.S. Army soldiers are recovered from swamp in Lithuania

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Thursday

A House lawmaker points to text messages by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during an annual worldwide threats assessment hearing on March 26. The hearing, held by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, addressed Trump administration officials inadvertently including a journalist on a high-level Signal group chat discussing plans to bomb Houthi targets in Yemen.

A House lawmaker points to text messages by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during an annual worldwide threats assessment hearing on March 26. The hearing, held by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, addressed Trump administration officials inadvertently including a journalist on a high-level Signal group chat discussing plans to bomb Houthi targets in Yemen. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images hide caption

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Trump's new tariffs could raise car prices. And, Dems demand answers after Signal leak

Trump announced he'll impose 25% tariffs on imported cars starting next week. The decision received mixed reactions. And, Democrats are demanding answers after bombing plans were discussed on Signal.

Intelligence Officials Testify, Trump's Auto Tariffs, DOGE Access

PHOENIX, AZ - NOVEMBER 12: Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) speaks with journalists at his re-election celebration at Barrio Cafe on November 12, 2022 in Phoenix, Arizona. Kelly defeated his republican opponent, Blake Masters, who has refused to concede the Arizona senate race until all votes are counted. (Photo by Jon Cherry/Getty Images)

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Sen. Mark Kelly calls for Pete Hegseth to resign after Signal leak

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Senator Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) about the revelation that top intelligence officials discussed military plans on the publicly available messaging app Signal.

Senator Mark Kelly on the use of Signal to discuss military plans

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Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo. (center), references anti-aircraft missiles while questioning witnesses on the Signal chat, about attacks against Houthis in Yemen, that accidentally included a reporter, during the House Select Intelligence Committee hearing titled "Worldwide Threats Assessment," in Longworth building on Wednesday, March 26.

Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo. (center), references anti-aircraft missiles while questioning witnesses on the Signal chat, about attacks against Houthis in Yemen, that accidentally included a reporter, during the House Select Intelligence Committee hearing titled "Worldwide Threats Assessment," in Longworth building on Wednesday, March 26. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images hide caption

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Signal leak put lives of military personnel 'at stake,' says House Democrat

Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., told Morning Edition that "the risk of casualties goes up tremendously" if adversaries learn of military operations. He says Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth should resign over the Signal chat group leak.

Intelligent chiefs face questions on Capitol Hill about the Signal fiasco

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Wednesday

Three buildings with white globe shapes on top of them at Pituffik Space Base are shown in a frozen landscape with snow on the ground and underneath a bright blue sky striped with clouds in northern Greenland.

Pituffik Space Base, formerly known as Thule Air Base, is pictured in northern Greenland on Oct. 4, 2023. Thomas Traasdahl/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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What to know about Pituffik, the only U.S. military base in Greenland

Vice President JD Vance will travel to Greenland this week, including a stop at Pituffik Space Base, the U.S. Defense Department's northernmost installation and its only outpost on the island.

This photo shows President Trump seated at the White House. He's looking toward the left side of the frame and is wearing a blue suit and blue tie.

President Trump takes questions from reporters on Tuesday at the White House, where he addressed the news that Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, was accidentally added to a Signal group chat of top administration officials, where highly sensitive national security information was discussed. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

Federal judge who drew Trump's anger picks up new case against administration

James Boasberg, chief judge of the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., will preside over a case about the Trump administration's use of a Signal group chat to discuss military information.

In this photo, President Trump, national security adviser Mike Waltz, Vice President Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are seated in the Oval Office.

President Trump (from left), national security adviser Mike Waltz, Vice President Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listen to a question from a reporter during a meeting in the Oval Office on March 13. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption

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World

How Europeans are reacting to the Yemen war plans group chat

In Europe, there's now a sense of a "broken relationship" in discovering "the extent of American hostility," one French analyst says. "But like in love, there is life after a breakup."

In this photo, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, seated at a committee hearing, points to a large chart behind him that displays an enlarged text message from a group chat. A woman is holding up the chart, and Rep. Joaquin Castro is seated next to Krishnamoorthi.

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., (right), joined by Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, points to a chart displaying a text message by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a group chat that revealed U.S. military plans in Yemen to a journalist, at a House Intelligence Committee hearing Wednesday in Washington. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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U.S. intel leaders are grilled again about the leaked Signal chat as more details emerge

The use of civilian software to discuss sensitive military and government matters came to light after a journalist from The Atlantic magazine said he was mistakenly added to a group chat on Signal.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Tulsi Gabbard

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Dems want to investigate Signal blunder. And, federal return-to-office complications

Top Democrats call for an investigation into how war plans were shared with a journalist on Signal. And, federal employees face complications and shortages when returning to the office.

Intel Hearing On Group Chat, Return To Office Mandate, Black Sea Deal

Tuesday

Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) addresses the nation's top intelligence officials as they appear during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Tuesday.

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'Plain sloppiness': Sen. Mark Warner says on Signal chat fiasco

During a heated Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Tuesday, Sen. Mark Warner described the actions of the nation's top intelligence officials as "sloppy, careless, incompetent behavior.

Democratic Senator Mark Warner on

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The fallout from the Signal breach begins

CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard answered questions from senators about the national security fiasco involving a group chat in the encrypted messaging app Signal. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption

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The fallout from the Signal breach begins

In the 24 hours since a bombshell Atlantic article, senators have grilled Trump administration intelligence officials — but there are no signs yet that anyone involved will face any repercussions. The article, by Jeffrey Goldberg, details how he was inadvertently added to a chat on Signal, the encrypted messaging app, where key administration figures were planning a U.S. bombing operation in Yemen.

The fallout from the Signal breach begins

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In this photo, President Trump is seated at his desk in the Oval Office, and standing beside the desk is Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Both men are wearing suits and ties.

President Trump speaks alongside Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in the Oval Office on March 21. Days earlier, Hegseth shared details about overseas war plans in a group chat on Signal, an encrypted, open-source messaging app, according to The Atlantic. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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'Heads are exploding': How security experts see the Signal war-plan breach

The breach left military and intelligence experts asking the same questions as the public: Why would top U.S. officials use a free messaging app to discuss classified military plans?

U.S. National Security Adviser Michael Waltz (L) and Deputy White House Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller (R) look on as U.S. Pres. Donald Trump speaks with reporters after signing two executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on Feb. 04, 2025.

U.S. National Security Adviser Michael Waltz (L) and Deputy White House Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller (R) look on as U.S. Pres. Donald Trump speaks with reporters after signing two executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on Feb. 04, 2025. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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How a journalist was sent the U.S. war plans. And, challenging the Alien Enemies Act

A journalist at The Atlantic was unintentionally added to a group chat with top U.S. national security officials discussing war plans. And, the legal battle over the Alien Enemies Act continues.

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