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A group chat among intelligence officials discussing Yemen war plans is now public.
It is completely outrageous to me that administration officials come before us today with impunity.
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I'm Michelle Martin, that's A. Martinez, and this is Up First from NPR News. President Trump slaps 25 percent tariffs on imported cars, saying it will boost U.S. manufacturing.
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But will it really create jobs or just raise prices? And a single federal employee has access to millions of Americans' personal data. Why are the courts pushing back against Doge for having so much control? Stay with us. We've got all the news you need to start your day. Everyone can now read that group chat among senior national security officials who are discussing airstrikes in Yemen.
But that doesn't mean this story is over. Democrats say they still have questions about how the Trump administration is handling national security. Republicans, meanwhile, say it's time to focus on what they are calling a successful bombing campaign against the Houthis in Yemen.
For more, we're joined by NPR's Greg Myrie. Greg, Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee really grilled top national security officials yesterday. What should we take away from that?
Yeah. Shortly before the hearing, The Atlantic magazine published details of the group chat on March 15th among the top security officials. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave the timing for the attacks two hours before they began. And he laid out a timeline for the warplanes and the drones and how they would take off and when.
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