Andrew Blake

Intel committee seeks unclassified report on Jamal Khashoggi’s death

The Senate Intelligence Committee unanimously passed a bill Tuesday requiring the release of details about the death of slain Saudi dissident and journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

May 15, 2019

Arizona attorney general celebrates removal of nunchucks from state’s deadly-weapons list

Arizona's top law enforcement officer showed off his nunchuck skills Monday after Gov. Doug Ducey signed a bill lifting restrictions on the weapon.

May 14, 2019

Uber, Lyft blamed for worsening traffic by researchers

Ride-sharing companies such as Uber and Lyft have significantly contributed to roads around San Francisco becoming more congested, researchers wrote in a recent report.

May 14, 2019

Colorado marijuana dispensaries set new record for monthly recreational sales: $114.3 million

Colorado has set a new record for monthly marijuana sales more than five years since becoming the first state in the country to legalize retail pot, officials announced Monday.

May 14, 2019

Aspirin in low doses linked to increased risk of bleeding in the skull

Taking low doses of aspirin daily to prevent heart disease has been linked to an increased risk of bleeding in the skull, a report said Monday.

May 14, 2019

Election Security Act reintroduced in Senate as hacking fears swell ahead of 2020 race

Democrats in the House followed Senate colleagues on Friday in proposing legislation meant to safeguard future elections from foreign interference.

May 11, 2019

Khashoggi colleagues accusing MBS of murder warned by CIA of potential retaliation: Report

Associates of slain Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi have been told that they have become targets after blaming his death on Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Time reported.

May 11, 2019

Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes says friendship with Mark Zuckerberg ‘probably’ over after op-ed

Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes said Friday that his friendship with former colleague Mark Zuckerberg is "probably" finished after calling for his company to be broken up by federal regulators.

May 10, 2019

Campaigns should have ‘affirmative obligation’ to report foreign outreach to FBI: Mark Warner

Sen. Mark Warner, Virginia Democrat, said Thursday that political campaigns should face legal consequences for not telling the FBI about being offered foreign assistance.

May 10, 2019

Louis Farrakhan reacts to Facebook ban, denies being anti-Semitic while speaking of ‘Satanic Jews’

Louis Farrakhan on Thursday addressed being recently banned from Facebook during a speech in which the Nation of Islam leader spoke about "Satanic Jews" while denying allegations of anti-Semitism.

May 10, 2019

Chelsea Manning released from jail as WikiLeaks grand jury expires, risks returning next week

Lawyers for WikiLeaks source Chelsea Manning said she was released from Virginia jail Thursday more than two months since being found in contempt for refusing to testify in front of a federal grand jury.

May 9, 2019

D.C. Metro urged to take ‘absolute caution’ to quell hacking fears raised by Chinese railcars

Rep. Jamie Raskin, Maryland Democrat, raised concerns in an interview aired Thursday about foreign hackers potentially compromising the public transit system in Washington, D.C.

May 9, 2019

Chuck Schumer to reintroduce marijuana decriminalization bill

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer announced plans Thursday to revive legislation to remove marijuana from the government's list of controlled substances.

May 9, 2019

Roger Stone judge asks DOJ for unredacted Mueller report

The judge presiding over the government's criminal case against Roger Stone, President Trump's former election campaign adviser, asked Thursday to see unredacted sections of special counsel Robert Mueller's report.

May 9, 2019

Florida Bar moves forward with investigation of Rep. Matt Gaetz triggered by Michael Cohen tweet

Rep. Matt Gaetz, Florida Republican, risks being disciplined for allegedly attempting on Twitter to intimidate President Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen, the state bar confirmed Wednesday.

May 9, 2019

Tony Schwartz, ‘The Art of the Deal’ writer: Trump book should be recategorized as fiction

Tony Schwartz, an author who co-wrote President Trump's best-selling 1987 book, "The Art of the Deal," said it should be recategorized as fiction following new media reports about Mr. Trump claiming more than a billion dollars in business losses between 1985 and 1994.

May 9, 2019

Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes urges regulator to break up company’s monopoly

Chris Hughes, a Facebook co-founder who started the social network with Mark Zuckerberg in 2004, called Thursday for federal regulators to break up the company's monopoly.

May 9, 2019

Marijuana banking bill endorsed by majority of state attorneys general

Marijuana legislation pending on Capitol Hill garnered support Wednesday from a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general representing the majority of U.S. states and territories.

May 8, 2019

Israelis charged with running DeepDotWeb site that referred visitors to darknet marketplaces

Criminal charges were announced Wednesday against two Israeli nationals accused of making millions of dollars by running a website, DeepDotWeb, that referred visitors to other sites where deadly drugs could be bought and sold.

May 8, 2019

DOJ, DEA urged to expedite process for green-lighting marijuana growers, researchers

Thirty members of Congress signed a letter Tuesday urging the Trump administration to speed up the process of authorizing marijuana cultivators to grow pot for the government.

May 8, 2019