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U.S. officials seek to curb the militants’ attacks on ships in the Red Sea, but the group was not deterred by strikes in the Biden era and won’t be beaten by air power alone, experts say.
President Trump and other officials have given shifting, varied, implausible and sometimes conflicting explanations for how highly sensitive military information was shared in a group chat.
War plan or battle plan? Classified or not? The answers to those questions amount to a distinction without much of a difference.
A journalist’s inclusion in a national security discussion served as a reminder that you might not know every number in the chat — and that could be a big problem.
The disclosure of battle plans on a chat app created a new predicament for the defense secretary.
Democrats denounced the country’s top intelligence officials for “sloppy, careless, incompetent behavior” for discussing secret military plans in a group chat.
A few G.O.P. lawmakers said they would look into the breach, but party leaders largely tempered their criticism of the Trump administration.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who disclosed war plans in a Signal group with a journalist, condemned Mrs. Clinton’s actions in November 2016.
Trump officials have demanded more European military spending and questioned the continent’s values. Leaked messages show the depth of the rift.
President Trump is defending his national security adviser, Michael Waltz, after the extraordinary disclosure.