Intelligence Officials Continue Chat Messages Inquiry

Officials confirmed that the N.S.A. managed a system that had been used for sexually explicit chats and L.G.B.T.Q. discussions. An order to fire dozens after the chats were revealed drew scrutiny amid a military purge of transgender soldiers.

F.B.I. Returns Materials Taken From Mar-a-Lago to Trump

Among the items taken from the president’s Florida residence were files that investigators said contained classified material and formed the central evidence in one of the criminal cases against him.

Judge Appears Skeptical of Claims That Musk Isn’t Driving DOGE

The judge prodded government lawyers for additional clarity on Elon Musk’s role in a case that directly challenges the constitutionality of his operation and his part in the rapid reshaping of government.