Trump Officials Investigate Leaked War Plans in Group Chat

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other senior Trump administration officials inadvertently added Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, to a Signal group chat discussing classified U.S. military plans targeting Houthi rebels in Yemen. This breach highlighted the misuse of an unapproved app for sensitive communications, raising significant national security concerns. The leak, which involved operational details about the U.S. strikes, was immediately followed by the execution of those plans. President Trump and the National Security Council acknowledged the breach, with Trump claiming ignorance about the incident. The leak has prompted outrage and calls for accountability from both Democratic and Republican lawmakers, with some suggesting it constitutes a severe operational security failure. Investigations are underway to understand how this breach occurred and to establish measures to prevent future occurrences.