‘Nonsense’: Atlantic editor-in-chief blasts Trump administration ‘smokescreens’ on Signal chat

The Atlantic Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg responded to the Trump administration’s pushback over the publication’s Monday article about a Signal chat discussing a U.S. attack on Houthis in Yemen it says was accidentally shared with Goldberg. Speaking to ABC News, Goldberg said The White House is engaging in a semantic game by focusing on his use … Read more

Republicans accuse NPR, PBS of bias at House hearing; Democrats rebuke it as a partisan attack

Republicans accused public media outlets NPR and PBS of bias at a House subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, while Democrats defended the organizations and criticized the event as a distraction from the ongoing controversy regarding the Trump administration’s use of the Signal messaging app for the communication of sensitive information. PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger … Read more

‘F-18s LAUNCH’: Atlantic publishes purported Yemen strike details from Signal chat

The Atlantic on Wednesday published a new article detailing purported information about recent American strikes in Yemen it says was accidentally shared with a journalist via Signal by senior members of President Donald Trump’s National Security Council. The follow-up article in The Atlantic disputes the administration’s claims that no classified information was shared on the … Read more

Supreme Court upholds federal regulations on ghost gun kits

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld government regulation of self-assemble firearm kits that produce untraceable weapons known as “ghost guns.” The 7-2 decision came from Justice Neil Gorsuch. Justices Thomas Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented. “The Gun Control Act embraces, and thus permits ATF to regulate, some weapon parts kits and unfinished frames or receivers, … Read more