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US, Japan, Philippines stage navy drills in disputed South China Sea as a Chinese ship keeps watch

The United States, Japan and the Philippines have staged joint naval drills to boost crisis readiness off a disputed South China Sea shoal as a Chinese military ship kept watch from a distance

The Independent UK

Another federal judge strikes down Trump’s ban on trans people in the military: ‘Plainly discriminates’

Second nationwide injunction blocks administration’s sweeping Pentagon policy backed by ‘no evidence,’ judge says

The Independent UK

Hillary Clinton warns Trump ‘stupidity’ will leave US ‘feeble and friendless’

Former presidential candidate writes op-ed excoriating Signal leak and White House’s ‘dangerous’ actions

The Guardian - US

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New York Times reporter reveals reason Trump won’t fire Mike Waltz

White House Correspondent Maggie Haberman tells CNN that Trump ‘does not want to fire’ officials involved in the Signal group chat leak

The Independent UK

The Signal fiasco is a political gift to Democrats but their power is limited

The ball now appears to be in the Republicans’ court, where there have been some signs of diverging from Trump

The Guardian - US

Journalist told to 'go back to your country' by Marjorie Taylor Greene hits out at 'anti-British sentiment' in White House

Martha Kelner was subjected to an extraordinary outburst from the Republican firebrand

Evening Standard

Pete Hegseth pledges US support for Manila against China

The US defence secretary's visit to the Philippines came as Democrats called on him to resign over a national security scandal.

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Afternoon Update Election Edition: campaign is on; Dutton’s gas plan questioned; and a shoe runs into trouble

It’s official: Australia is heading to the polls on 3 May as PM tells reporters he was ‘born ready’ for election campaign

The Guardian - AU

US defense chief says stronger deterrence needed against China in disputed sea

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that the Trump administration would boost military ties with the Philippines to strengthen deterrence against “threats from the communist Chinese” and ensure freedom of navigation in the disputed South China Sea

The Independent UK

US, Philippines must stand ‘shoulder to shoulder’ on China, Hegseth says

US defence secretary meets Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos amid controversy over leaking of Yemen strike plans.

Al Jazeera

US Defence Chief Visits Philippines Dogged By Scandal At Home

US defence chief Pete Hegseth met Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos on Friday, saying the two countries must stand "shoulder to shoulder" in the face of the threat represented by China.

International Business Times

Trump news at a glance: judge orders now-infamous Signal chat be retained as tariff fallout deepens

Boasberg will later decide whether the disappearing messages in the Signal chat violated federal records retention laws. Here’s your roundup of key US politics stories from 27 March 2025

The Guardian - US

Another federal judge blocks Trump policy banning transgender troops in the military

A U.S. judge in Washington state has blocked enforcement of President Donald Trump’s order banning transgender people from serving in the military

The Independent UK

Judge orders participants in Signal chat group blunder to preserve all messages

Restraining order was issued to ensure that records of Yemen attack group conversation are retained

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Al Jazeera

Judge orders Trump administration to preserve Signal texts on Houthi attack

Judge James Boasberg issued a temporary restraining order against deleting any messages in the controversial chat.

The Independent UK

Even Tomi Lahren is blasting the White House for trying to parse words to shift blame on Signal blunder

‘I’m honestly getting sick of the whatabout isms from my own side ... Admit the F up and move on,’ said right-wing pundit

The Independent UK

What is 'classified' information? What are 'secure' communications? Here's a primer

The Trump administration's use of a popular app to discuss sensitive military plans — with a journalist on the text chain — is raising questions about security and the importance of safeguarding the nation's secrets

Reason

Pete Hegseth's Carelessness and Dishonesty Mirror Hillary Clinton's

The defense secretary, who shared information about imminent U.S. air strikes in a manifestly insecure group chat, thought Clinton should be prosecuted for her careless handling of sensitive information.

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The Independent UK

Judge says he will order government to preserve Signal messages about Houthi military strike

A federal judge says he will order the Trump administration to preserve records of a text message chat in which senior national security officials discussed sensitive details of plans for a U.S. military strike against Yemen’s Houthis

The Independent UK

Whoopi Goldberg likens White House’s handling of Signalgate to cat trying to cover up its own poop

‘Where they are just covering up as quick as they can,’ Whopi Goldberg declaared on Thursday while pantomiming a cat in a little box

Reason

Pete Hegseth Says the Signal Chat Had 'No Classified Information.' How Is That Possible?

The U.S. has a real problem with overclassification. But the assertion that details about impending air strikes would not be classified strains credulity.

The Guardian - US

The Atlantic handled ‘Signalgate’ with good judgment

Shining a bright spotlight on this mess was a public service. One can only imagine what other information has been as recklessly handled

The Conversation

Signal-gate security blunder overshadows Black Sea ceasefire

Depending on what you think of Donald Trump, his administration could fit either of the following two descriptions. Chaotic, vindictive and accident-prone, marked by mendacity, driven by impulse and bent on securing the will of the leader, rather than – as in the US constitution – the will of the…

Roll Call

Judge orders Trump officials to preserve Signal group chat records - Roll Call

A federal judge in Washington ordered Trump administration officials Thursday to temporarily preserve records of a leaked Signal group chat.

International Business Times

Top US Senators Demand Probe Into Chat Scandal

Senior Republican and Democratic US senators issued a bipartisan call Thursday for a probe into a scandal over an accidentally leaked chat between top officials on Yemen air strikes that has engulfed Donald Trump's White House.

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