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Kansas Young Republicans officers sent racist, violent messages in encrypted chats. State GOP officials disbanded the group and fired staff after Politico exposed texts. Scandal prompts scrutiny of ...

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth stands at attention during an advanced honor cordon for Canadian National Defense Minister David McGuinty at the Pentagon on Sept. 22, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia.

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Shortly after its addition of direct messages this summer, Instagram Threads is adding support for group messaging with up to 50 people. The Meta-owned competitor to X, which now has more than 400 ...

Vice President JD Vance sparked backlash Tuesday after he dismissed “pearl clutching” over racist, antisemitic and misogynistic messages leaked from a Young Republicans group chat while arguing a ...

Vice President Vance said Wednesday he did not want the racist remarks in the explosive Young Republicans group chat to ruin the participants’ lives, dismissing them as “stupid” jokes made by “kids.” ...

"I am just being me," says father Everton Myers, whose texts often include semicolons, proper capitalization and formal ...

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott (R) called on a state senator to resign after a Politico report on a Young Republican group chat. “The hateful statements made in this group chat are disgusting and ...

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It took two years for Threads to get messaging, but you thankfully don't have to wait that long to be able to start group DMs. Meta has started rolling out group chats for the app, which lets you add ...