The Trump administration's national security team is facing scrutiny over a leaked text thread on Signal, which included the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic and top security officials. The leak occurred when a journalist was added to the thread by mistake, and it has sparked a debate over government accountability and transparency. Meanwhile, a Freedom of Information Act request by the ACLJ has uncovered a descent cable sent to the State Department in 2021, warning of the dangers of the Afghanistan withdrawal. The cable was ignored, and 13 American lives were lost in the subsequent bombing at Abbey Gate.
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