Trump officials sent war plans to a magazine editor

What to Know

• Top national security officials for Trump, including his defense secretary, texted war plans for upcoming military strikes in Yemen to a group chat in a secure messaging app that included the editor-in-chief for The Atlantic, the magazine reported Monday. The National Security Council said the text chain “appears to be authentic.”
• Trump announced he is nominating Dr. Susan Monarez, the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to permanently lead the public health agency.
• A federal judge blocked Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing people’s private data at the Education Department, the Treasury Department and the Office of Personnel Management.
• Trump and Cabinet officials spent nearly an hour talking about their accomplishments and answering questions from journalists at the White House. Elon Musk, who is leading efforts to downsize and overhaul the federal government, was in attendance.