Andrew Blake

‘Catastrophic’ cyber incident larger than pipeline hack increasingly likely: U.S. official

A top U.S government official said Thursday it is increasingly likely the federal government will be faced with a "catastrophic cyber incident" larger in scope than the recent Colonial Pipeline hack.

May 13, 2021

Caleb Kennedy, ‘American Idol’ contest, off ABC show after controversial video emerges

"American Idol" finalist Caleb Kennedy said he is no longer a contestant on the hit ABC show after a video showing him next to someone cloaked in a Ku Klux Klan-style hood started circulating online.

May 13, 2021

Ron DeSantis vows to pardon Floridians punished for face mask, social distancing violations

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he plans to pardon residents who have been punished for violating local coronavirus restrictions that require people to wear face masks and practice social distancing in public.

May 13, 2021

Transgender woman sues D.C. for jailing her in men’s unit; lawyer seeks class action status

Sunday Hinton, a transgender woman jailed in Washington, D.C., has sued the city in federal court for incarcerating her in the same housing unit as male inmates despite identifying as female.

May 12, 2021

House Republicans rail against cancel culture ahead of ousting Liz Cheney from leadership role

House Republicans spoke out against so-called "cancel culture" in a series of floor speeches mere hours before voting to oust Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming from her post as party chair early Wednesday.

May 12, 2021

Adam Kinzinger slams Trump over Cheney ouster: ‘The low point of the Republican Party’

Rep. Adam Kinzinger ripped fellow Republicans including former President Donald Trump over their successful push to oust Rep. Liz Cheney from her powerful role in the GOP early Wednesday.

May 12, 2021

Asa Hutchinson, Republican governor of Arkansas: Donald Trump is ‘dividing our party’

Republican Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson spoke out Tuesday against former President Donald Trump and urged fellow members of the GOP not to band together behind somebody he believes to be so divisive.

May 11, 2021

Oregon advances bill targeting election misinformation about voting methods, ballot access

Oregon lawmakers have advanced an elections bill to prohibit knowingly and purposefully spreading wrong information about how to participate in the voting process.

May 11, 2021

Newt Gingrich calls for killing anyone behind Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich called the cyberattack suffered by the Colonial Pipeline Company "an act of war" and said the U.S. should respond by killing whoever was responsible for it.

May 11, 2021

Colonial pipeline shutdown after cyberattack may drive gas prices higher

The federal government has all hands on deck to help one of the largest fuel companies recover from a major cyberattack that halted its operations and is threatening consumers' wallets, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said Sunday.

May 9, 2021

Marylander recalls diving off bridge to save baby from Ocean City bay; city praises ‘heroic actions’

Jonathan Bauer of Berlin, Maryland, was hailed as a hero Friday after having rescued a 2-year-old girl from the waters of Assawoman Bay in Ocean City following a multi-vehicle collision last weekend.

May 8, 2021

Baltimore prosecutor’s office asks FCC to probe local TV station over ‘abhorrent’ coverage of her

The office of Marilyn Mosby, the top prosecutor in Baltimore, has requested the Federal Communications Commission look into a local TV station over concerns involving its reporting about her.

May 8, 2021

Black Lives Matter Plaza in D.C. to become permanent art installation: Mayor Bowser

Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House in Washington will soon became a permanent art installation, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser stated this week, nearly a year since it first came to fruition.

May 8, 2021

Threats against Congress up 107% over 2020: Capitol Police

Threats made against members of Congress have more than doubled this year compared to the one before, U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) said Friday, adding that the agency has sought additional help from the FBI.

May 8, 2021

U.S. pipeline company halts operations after cyberattack

Colonial Pipeline Company said in a statement that it "proactively took certain systems offline to contain the threat, which has temporarily halted all pipeline operations, and affected some of our IT systems." The pipeline system runs from Houston, Texas, to the New York Harbor and supplies 45% of all fuel consumed on the East Coast.

May 8, 2021

New York asks to join lawsuit over voter suppression robocalls as case in Michigan moves forward

Conservative activists and agitators Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman faced mounting legal woes this week as new developments emerged in related criminal and civil actions brought against both of them.

May 7, 2021

U.S., U.K. warn of Russian hackers using new tactics, leveraging Microsoft vulnerability

Russian hackers have adopted new cyber tactics, techniques and procedures for attacking targets in the U.S. and elsewhere after their earlier methods were exposed, several government agencies said Thursday.

May 7, 2021

Lindsey Graham: Republican Party can’t move forward without Donald Trump

Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, deemed the future of the GOP dependent on former President Donald Trump during an interview conducted by Fox News host Sean Hannity that aired Thursday.

May 7, 2021

Ted Nugent claims White supremacism and systemic racism don’t exist in the U.S.: ‘We fixed that’

Ted Nugent denied white supremacy and systemic racism exist in the U.S. during a series of videos the rock guitarist and National Rifle Association (NRA) board member shared on social media this week.

May 6, 2021

DOJ: Arizona recount may violate federal law

The U.S. Department of Justice expressed concerns Wednesday involving the unprecedented private recount currently underway of votes cast in the 2020 presidential election in Maricopa County, Arizona.

May 6, 2021