Topline President Donald Trump attacked the messaging app Signal on Wednesday evening while defending Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s role in reportedly sharing messages—which some Republicans believe contained classified information—with The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief, as his administration attempts to downplay the leak. The Signal encrypted messaging application is seen on a mobile device with an image of…
My top 10 things to watch Tuesday, March 25 1. Wall Street was heading for a higher open today following back-to-back gains. The rallies are being fueled by the hope that President Donald Trump will soften his approach to so-called reciprocal tariffs, set to go into effect April 2. Trump said in yesterday’s Cabinet meeting…
The top editor of the Atlantic magazine revealed on Monday that he knew about U.S. airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen hours before they happened, because he was added to a Signal messaging app group chat where members of the Trump administration appeared to be discussing such war plans. Editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg said he received…
NEW YORK (AP) — As Donald Trump prepares to assume the presidency for a second time, he faces a news establishment on its heels — but not flat on its back. Last year’s presidential campaign suggested that many traditional outlets are not depended upon, or trusted, nearly as much as they used to be. Some…