Trump officials accidentally text Atlantic journalist about military strikes in apparent security breach

 PresidentDonaldTrumpfieldsquestionaboutstorywhereareporterclaimsanadministrationofficialaccidentallyrevealedwarplans. TheAtlantic’seditor-in-chiefwasinadvertentlyincludedonamessagingchainofseniorTrumpofficialsthatdiscussedplansforaforthcomingstrikeontheHouthisinYemen. JeffreyGoldbergpennedafirst-personaccountofgettingaconnectionrequestfromwhatappearedtobeTrump’sNationalSecurityAdvisorMichaelWaltzonMarch11onSignal,apopularencryptedmessagingservicepopularwithjournalistsandgovernmentofficials.Heacceptedandwasthenaddedtoachatgroupcalled“HouthiPCSmallGroup,”whereheproceededtoseeaseriesoftopTrumpofficialsdiscusswhatturnedouttobeanupcomingattackontheHouthis,inwhatcriticsarecallingamassivebreachofnationalsecurity. Goldberglaidouthow18memberswerelistedinthegroup,includingWaltz,VicePresidentJDVance,SecretaryofStateMarcoRubio,SecretaryofDefensePeteHegseth,CIADirectorJohnRat