17:40โขSignalgate Claims Waltz's Job as National Security Adviser
โจThe newspapers report extensively on a major shake-up in Trump's national security team, with National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and his deputy Alex Wong leaving the administration (ABC News, AP News, Boston Globe, Breitbart, CBS, CNN, Daily Beast, Epoch Times, Fox News, HuffPost, MSNBC, NY Post, NYTimes, The Hill, Washington Post). Multiple sources indicate this follows the "Signalgate" scandal where Waltz accidentally added a journalist to a Signal chat. In other news, a Trump-appointed judge ruled the president's use of the Alien Enemies Act unlawful (CNN, Slate), and the Education Department halted $1 billion in school mental health funding (NPR). Meanwhile, May Day protests occurred worldwide against right-wing policies (Common Dreams), and Republicans repealed Biden-era EV mandates (The Blaze).