Andrew Blake

NASA says breach compromised server containing employee data

NASA suffered a security breach that may have compromised the personal information of employees dating back more than a decade, the space agency said Tuesday.

December 19, 2018

Marijuana amendment blocked from criminal justice reform bill

Criminal justice reform legislation pending on Capitol Hill will not include language resolving conflicting federal and state marijuana laws following a failed effort mounted Tuesday by Sen. Cory Gardner, Colorado Republican.

December 18, 2018

Roger Stone, former Trump adviser, selling autographed rocks to raise funds for legal defense

President Trump's former campaign adviser Roger Stone began selling autographed rocks Monday to cover legal costs related to special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into the 2016 race.

December 18, 2018

NAACP leads Facebook boycott over revelations about Russian trolls targeting black users

Facebook on Tuesday faced a boycott led by the NAACP, one of the nation's oldest civil rights groups, after researchers published reports detailing how Russian trolls weaponized its services to target black users during the 2016 U.S. presidential race.

December 18, 2018

Donald Trump accuses Google, Facebook and Twitter of political bias

President Trump slammed the major tech companies Tuesday, accusing Google, Facebook and Twitter of political bias.

December 18, 2018

Ryan Zinke, outgoing Interior secretary, ripped by Democratic leaders amid exit from Trump admin.

Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill ripped into Ryan Zinke on Saturday in light of President Trump announcing the end of his stint as secretary of the interior.

December 15, 2018

Michael Flynn probe draws opposite reactions from Fox News hosts ahead of sentencing hearing

Fox News hosts took conflicting sides Friday in the case surrounding Michael Flynn, President Trump's disgraced former national security adviser awaiting sentencing for admittedly lying to FBI agents investigating alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election.

December 15, 2018

Orrin Hatch says he regrets dismissing criminal allegations implicating Donald Trump

Sen. Orrin Hatch, Utah Republican, expressed regret Friday over recently dismissing the possibility of President Trump facing criminal charges related to his former lawyer Michael Cohen's admitted campaign finance law violations.

December 15, 2018

FEC says lawmakers can use campaign funds toward personal cybersecurity expenses

The Federal Election Commission ruled in favor of letting lawmakers use leftover campaign funds for personal cybersecurity-related expenses, citing heightened hacking risks posed by virtue of their positions in the House and Senate.

December 14, 2018

Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes initiates Alex Jones into group despite recent disassociation

The Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes initiated Infowars Publisher Alex Jones into his fraternal band of "western chauvinists" Thursday, less than a month after claiming a complete disassociation from the group in light of several members facing gang-related charges.

December 14, 2018

Russian officials reject Maria Butina’s guilty plea as coerced, groundless

Russia's foreign minister on Friday claimed gun rights activist Maria Butina was tortured into falsely confessing she conspired against the United States by covertly planning to establish back channels between Moscow and Washington.

December 14, 2018

Democrats write Pompeo seeking ‘imperative’ end to Julian Assange impasse

Six leading Democrats signed a letter released Wednesday seeking details on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's recent meeting with Ecuador's foreign minister with respect to the situation surrounding WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange.

December 13, 2018

Joshua Schulte, accused WikiLeaks source, granted access to classified case material with caveats

Joshua Schulte, a former CIA employee charged in connection with leaking classified hacking tools to WikiLeaks, will be shackled and subjected to strip searches if he wishes to view classified material related to the government's case against him, a court ordered Thursday.

December 13, 2018

Trump associate Roger Stone pleads the fifth in response to Senate invites

Roger Stone, President Trump's former election campaign adviser, said he will refuse to answer questions from members of either of two Senate committees investigating the 2016 race.

December 13, 2018

Sebastian Gorka floats Michael Flynn, fired national security adviser, as Trump’s new chief of staff

Sebastian Gorka, President Trump's former deputy assistant, floated fired White House national security adviser Michael Flynn on Wednesday as a possible replacement for outgoing chief of staff John Kelly.

December 13, 2018

Russian internet regulator threatens to ban Google for linking to prohibited sites

Google risks being banned in Russia for linking to websites blacklisted by government regulators, the deputy director of Moscow's internet watchdog, Roskomnadzor, warned Wednesday.

December 12, 2018

Google to close Google+ social network after disclosing second bug in 3 months

Google is killing its failed Google+ social network four months sooner than previously planned after a security bug exposed the personal information of millions of its users, the company announced Monday.

December 12, 2018

World Cup, dead celebrities top Google’s annual trending searches list

Celebrities who died unexpectedly during 2018 claimed half of the spots on Google's annual list of the top 10 trending search terms released Wednesday.

December 12, 2018

Michael Avenatti: Donald Trump should be indicted for committing felonies to get elected

Michael Avenatti, the attorney suing President Trump and his former lawyer Michael Cohen on behalf of adult film actress Stormy Daniels, pushed Saturday for federal prosecutors to break precedent by filing criminal charges against the president over related campaign finance law violations.

December 8, 2018

George Conway, husband to White House counselor, mocks Donald Trump for reaction to Cohen filing

George Conway, the husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, disputed President Trump's claim of being "totally" cleared of wrongdoing Friday in the government's case against his former personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen.

December 8, 2018