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It’s the national security scandal no one saw coming — and the first major test of a new administration that prides itself on breaking norms.

This week, we learned that some of the highest-ranking officials in Washington had been orchestrating a bombing campaign in Yemen — via Signal, a messaging app. Their messages, which were accidentally shared with a journalist from The Atlantic, have led to backlash over the administration’s handling of state secrets and opened a rare window into how military decisions are made in the emoji era.

The New York Times reporters Jess Bidgood, Helene Cooper, Zolan Kanno-Youngs and David E. Sanger discuss what the Signal chat leak revealed about the Trump administration and the state of politics in Washington.

Jess Bidgood,66jogo a managing correspondent of the On Politics newsletter.

Helene Cooper, a Pentagon correspondent for The New York Times.

Speaking in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, where Vice President Kamala Harris has a slight edge in recent polls, Mr. Trump bristled at the notion that his struggles with women voters could cost him the election and suggested that his tough talk about immigration and economic proposals would resonate with them.

Zolan Kanno-Youngs, a White House correspondent for The New York Times, covering President Trump and his administration.

David E. Sanger, the White House and National Security Correspondent for The New York Times.