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the U.S. and Venezuela, protests in Turkey, and other top news for Wednesday, March 26th.

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Dante Aligieri.

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A group chat of top U.S. national security officials accidentally looped in the editor-in-chief

of the Atlantic.

Jeffrey Goldberg says he was added to a signal chat

titled Houthi PC Small Group, where senior Trump officials, including VP Vance and Defense

Secretary Hegseth, debated the March 15th strike on Houthi rebels. Assuming it was fake,

Goldberg silently watched the convo, which included specific targets, weapons, and timing until the strike unfolded exactly as described.

He then left the chat and reached out for comment.

The National Security Council confirmed the chat's authenticity but called it deep and thoughtful policy coordination.

Lawmakers from both parties condemned the use of signal and encrypted but not approved for classified

info messaging app for sensitive war planning. President Trump called the incident a glitch,

while his top intelligence officials told senators that no classified information was shared.

Whether you're critical of your government or think it's unfairly criticized, the command for Christians is to love neighbors and enemies alike. That requires speaking about others with dignity and respect, even when we feel like they haven't earned it.

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