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Fury at ‘stunning’ security failure by top Trump officials after war plans accidentally shared with journalist – US politics live
Widespread condemnation after extraordinary breach of military intelligence
Good morning and welcome to the US politics live blog. My name is Tom Ambrose and I will be bringing you all the latest news lines over the next few hours.
We start with the widespread condemnation after senior members of Donald Trump’s cabinet were involved in a serious security breach while discussing secret military plans for recent US attacks on the Houthi armed group in Yemen.
An appeals court judge said Monday that Nazis were given more rights to contest their removal from the US during the second world war than Venezuelan migrants deported by the Trump administration.
Foreign workers at US government-backed media outlets being cut by the Trump administration say they face deportation to their home countries, where some risk imprisonment or death at the hands of authoritarian governments.
The US postmaster general, Louis DeJoy, who said earlier this month that he had asked the government team led by Elon Musk for assistance with a number of issues, announced he was resigning immediately.
A Columbia University student who took part in pro-Palestinian protests at the university is suing Donald Trump’s administration for attempting to deport her.
Trump’s administration is seeking sponsors for the White House Easter Egg Roll, in a break with tradition that is likely to draw further scrutiny over his government’s relationship with corporate backers.
Hundreds of firings inside the federal government’s student aid department have sparked concern among workers and student loan advocates, who warn that the student loan system is at risk.
A federal judge has ruled that the US government cannot remove two transgender men from the Air Force, the latest courtroom victory for LGBTQ+ rights advocates challenging Trump’s order banning trans people from military service. Continue reading...