Trump Downplays Signal Leak, Backing Waltz and Pointing Finger at Journalist

Democrats denounced the country’s top intelligence officials for “sloppy, careless, incompetent behavior” for discussing secret military plans in a group chat.

Republicans in Congress React to Signal Chat Leak With Collective Shrug

A few G.O.P. lawmakers said they would look into the breach, but party leaders largely tempered their criticism of the Trump administration.