WASHINGTON—Republicans on the House Oversight Committee blocked a Democrat-led resolution of inquiry into the use of the app Signal by senior Trump administration officials.
The resolution was not taken up by the committee despite being scheduled for April 30.
Signal came into the spotlight after senior administration officials, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, used the encrypted app to communicate plans and updates surrounding U.S. strikes against the Houthi terrorists in Yemen.
A March report in The Atlantic by editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg brought the controversy, known as “Signalgate,” to light as Goldberg was allegedly accidentally added by National Security Adviser Michael Waltz to the group chat, which also included Hegseth, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles….