Senate GOP saddled with Signalgate as Waltz plucked to fill last Cabinet post

Published May 4, 2025 6:00am ET



President Donald Trump added yet another twist to the monthslong saga to fill the role of
United Nations ambassador, forcing Republicans to relive the Signalgate controversy as they usher Mike Waltz’s nomination through the Senate.

Democrats on the Foreign Relations Committee, the panel weighing Waltz’s nomination, are expected to heavily litigate his judgment after he mistakenly added the Atlantic‘s editor-in-chief to a Signal group chat detailing sensitive military plans.

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