The larger problem uncovered by the Signal scandal

A version of this story appeared in CNN's What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN — After the White House argued, repeatedly, that there was no classified information in the now-infamous group chat of national security officials, The Atlantic published it. CNN reporters annotated the entire chat, which included Hegseth's description of F-18s and drones preparing to strike targets, which anybody listening in would have known were to occur in Yemen since the name of the chat included the word "Houthi." The White House and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth continued to…