Hey, are you sure you want to send that to your group chat? Like, one thousand percent sure? Just checking. Because it’s been a strange week in the history of the group chat, those seemingly intimate text conversations that ping back and forth among friends and family members and, apparently, national security personnel. On Monday,…
The Trump administration seems like it just doubled down on Greenland. Vice President JD Vance announced on Tuesday that he was headed to the island later this week, taking over a controversial visit that officials in Greenland have made very clear they don’t want at all. Originally, the Trump administration said that Usha Vance, the…
A Signal leak By far the biggest story of the day is The Atlantic’s stunning revelation that Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, discussed sensitive Yemen bombing plans with other senior Trump administration officials on a messaging app — in a group text that mistakenly included that publication’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg. The incident has…
Ukraine said it would support a Trump administration proposal for a 30-day cease-fire with Russia after talks in Saudi Arabia, as the United States agreed to immediately lift its pause on intelligence sharing and military assistance to Ukraine. Ahead of the talks, Ukraine and Russia launched deadly strikes on each other’s territory, including a large-scale…
Not so long ago, Taiwan basked in seemingly boundless, bipartisan support in Washington, where the island has long been regarded as a valiant democratic partner against China. Now, a few weeks into President Donald J. Trump’s second term, Taiwan is adjusting to a shift in its relationship with the United States, its primary backer —…
After they win elections and move into the White House, plenty of presidents at some point eventually break a campaign promise. Donald J. Trump will not even wait that long. He will break an important campaign promise the moment he takes the oath of office. While stumping for a return to power in the fall,…