The Iran-backed militia that once triggered one of the most damaging scandals of President Donald Trump's second term is back — and the president is trying to avoid a fight he already walked away from once, according to a new report.

American diplomats met with Houthi representatives at the U.S. Embassy in Oman over the weekend in an effort to cool tensions and keep Red Sea shipping lanes open, a source briefed on the discussions told MS NOW. Both sides reaffirmed a ceasefire reached last year, under which the Houthis agreed not to strike U.S. targets in exchange for the U.S. standing down.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is facing what one former GOP strategist called a far more dangerous crisis for Donald Trump’s administration than last year’s Yemen leak, after reports she personally intervened in a highly sensitive NSA matter. According to analyst Rick Wilson, Gabbard halted an intelligence investigation involving foreign operatives and instead carried classified material directly to Trump chief of staff Susie Wiles — a move he says risked exposing crown-jewel surveillance methods and alerting foreign targets. Wilson warned the episode raises serious questions about Gabbard’s judgment and temperament, especially amid concerns the intercepted communications may have involved someone close to Trump operating outside formal government channels.

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UN Ambassador Mike Waltz's office is furious over a weekend Politico Magazine report that he's been quietly angling for Secretary of State Marco Rubio's job — and had the late Sen. Lindsey Graham's ear before Graham died in July.

According to the report, Waltz sought the late South Carolina Republican's backing to replace Rubio, who many believe has "presidential ambitions of his own," if the job opens up. Two people say Graham told them separately, including one GOP elected official; one source said Graham mentioned it weeks before his July 11 death, adding Graham had spoken with Waltz "very recently."

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was caught up in what became known as the "Signalgate" scandal this year, as reports revealed how he shared highly dangerous military information in unsecured Signal chats that included members of his family and reporters. But apparently, at least some members of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are doing something similar with official activities.

That's a claim endorsed by FBI Agent Erin Lucker, who took the stand at Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan's federal trial today, according to All Rise News' Adam Klasfeld.

With the release of the Inspector General report of the Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's culpability in the so-called “Signalgate” scandal planned for Thursday, the journalist who broke the story claimed that Donald Trump and his appointee have trapped themselves.

Speaking with the hosts of MS NOW’s “Morning Joe,” Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, who was mistakenly included on the Signal app where Hegseth divulged top secret details of an upcoming attack, claimed the president should not be dragging his feet when it comes to shedding his Pentagon chief.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio told a court that he isn't deleting sensitive information discussed on Signal — then his lawyers had to retract that claim after he did precisely that.

According to The Atlantic, Rubio, "like most federal officials, is legally required to retain records that he creates as part of his job. So it was no surprise that his office ended up in court last year after The Atlantic revealed that he had participated in an auto-deleting Signal chat about war plans in Yemen with other top national-security officials."