Trump’s top intelligence officials testify as war plans group chat fallout mounts

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• Leaked military plans: President Donald Trump expressed confidence in his national security adviser today as administration officials downplay a journalist being accidentally added to a group chat with top Cabinet members. Behind the scenes, senior officials are scrambling to review the use of the messaging app Signal after the journalist said that detailed plans about strikes on Houthi militants were shared in the chat.

• Grilling in the Senate: The nation’s top intelligence officials were pressed on the leak during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing today. Two top officials, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe, were reportedly members of the chat.

• Black Sea agreement: Ukraine and Russia have agreed to stop using military force in the Black Sea following separate talks with the United States in Saudi Arabia, the White House said. The two countries also pledged to pause strikes on each other’s energy infrastructure, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.