Social media reacts with memes, jokes after officials’ group chat leak

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Classified war plans inadvertently sent to journalist The Atlantic’s editor Jeffrey Goldberg revealed that he was accidentally added to a group chat with top officials that detailed classified war plans. A report released Monday by The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief outlining how he came to be in a group chat with top Trump administration officials as they … Read more

Here’s how Trump’s team crucified Hillary Clinton for a security breach

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth denies texting war plans U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth denies texting war plans to a journalist from The Atlantic. WASHINGTON − In a 2016 appearance on Fox News, the future defense secretary Pete Hegseth repeatedly criticized presidential candidate Hillary Clinton for using a private server for her work as the … Read more

Trump pick to run Social Security has not thought about privatization

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March 25 (Reuters) – Frank Bisignano, President Donald Trump’s nominee to oversee the Social Security Administration, said on Tuesday he had not spoken with anyone about the possibility of privatizing the agency. “I’ve never thought about privatizing,” he told a Senate confirmation hearing. “It’s not a word that anybody’s ever talked to me about, and I don’t … Read more

Teacher unions sue Trump over Columbia University research cuts

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Columbia University faculty protest new policies Days before students returned, Columbia University gave into the Trump administration’s demands and announced new disciplinary processes. Unions representing Columbia University professors, faculty and staff have sued the Trump administration for cutting $400 million in university funding, arguing the White House has violated the First Amendment while halting critical … Read more

Who is Pete Hegseth? Defense Secretary denies texting war plans

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth denies texting war plans U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth denies texting war plans to a journalist from The Atlantic. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is under fire after a magazine editor was added to a group chat where top Trump administration officials were discussing military plans. The Atlantic’s editor Jeffrey Goldberg … Read more

Food banks hit by Trump cuts, risking hunger for low-income Americans

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Leah Douglas, P.J. Huffstutter and Renee Hickman  |  Reuters WASHINGTON, March 25 (Reuters) – Food banks across the country, already strained by rising demand, say they will have less food to distribute because of at least $1 billion in federal funding cuts and pauses by the Trump administration, according to Reuters interviews with organizations in … Read more