Andrew Blake

George W. Bush joins organization in charge of developing War on Terrorism memorial in D.C.

Former President George W. Bush has joined the board of directors of a nonprofit organization tasked with building a memorial on the National Mall honoring service members who fought in the war against terrorism initiated during his administration.

August 15, 2018

Alex Jones adopts Tumblr to further conspiracy theories amid multi-platform social media ban

Infowars publisher Alex Jones has taken to Tumblr in light of being deplatformed from several other major social networking sites.

August 15, 2018

‘Unite the Right 2’ cost D.C. about $2.6 million: Mayor’s office

Sunday's white civil rights rally and related counterprotests cost the nation's capital about $2.6 million, according to rough numbers released by the mayor's office in Washington, D.C.

August 15, 2018

Roger Stone shares then deletes swastika-laden ‘Space Force’ meme

President Trump's former campaign adviser Roger Stone shared an image on social media depicting himself, the president and several people involved or associated with the Trump administration wearing swastika-decorated spacesuits.

August 15, 2018

Steven Seagal, actor, appointed Russian envoy to United States

Steven Seagal has been named Moscow's envoy to the United States for "humanitarian ties," the Russian Foreign Ministry announced Saturday.

August 4, 2018

Steve Bannon stands by Trump’s ‘both sides’ remarks as Charlottesville anniversary nears: Report

Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon said he stands by President Trump's controversial comments about "both sides" involved in last summer's violent "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, The Hill reported Friday.

August 4, 2018

Newseum pulls ‘Fake news’ shirts over blowback amid Trump’s anti-press rhetoric

"You Are Very Fake News" shirts are no longer being sold by the Newseum, a D.C. institution "dedicated to the importance of a free press and the First Amendment," after the items sparked outrage in light of the president's ongoing anti-press rhetoric.

August 4, 2018

Google exec questioned by senators about Chinese search engine

Lawmakers sought answers Friday from Google chief executive Sundar Pichai after a report said his company intends to launch a censored search engine in China, raising concerns over conforming with the country's infamously restrictive internet rules.

August 4, 2018

Metro weighing separate subway cars for ‘white civil rights’ rally participants, protesters

Transportation officials preparing for a "white civil rights" rally being organized outside the White House next weekend are considering segregating participants and counterprotesters on separate subway cars, the chairman of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority said Friday.

August 4, 2018

Roger Stone aide Andrew Miller loses effort to quash Mueller subpoenas as ‘unconstitutional’

Andrew Miller, an associate of President Trump's former adviser Roger Stone, has been compelled by a D.C. federal court judge to comply with a pair subpoenas issued as part of the special counsel Robert Mueller's probe into the 2016 race, his attorney said Thursday.

August 3, 2018

Donald Trump Jr. compares Democrats to Nazis, says DNC platform ‘awfully similar’ to Hitler’s

Donald Trump Jr. compared the Democratic National Committee to Nazi Germany in comments the DNC's chairman described Friday as "shameful and irresponsible."

August 3, 2018

NSA questioned over unauthorized call-record collection by Sens. Ron Wyden, Rand Paul

Senators from both sides of the aisle sought answers from the National Security Agency's internal watchdog Thursday involving the "technical irregularities" that resulted in the NSA recently deleting several years' worth of call records collected outside the scope of its authority.

August 3, 2018

Jason Kessler, Charlottesville organizer, ends lawsuit brought against city over rally permit

Jason Kessler, the principal organizer of last summer's deadly "Unite the Right" demonstration in Charlottesville, Virginia, is no longer suing the city for refusing to grant him a permit to protest on the event's anniversary, attorneys said Thursday.

August 3, 2018

Reddit says hacker intercepted text message code to accomplish ‘serious’ attack

Reddit said Wednesday that it suffered a breach resulting in the compromise of company source code and user data, blaming a hacker for bypassing the two-factor authentication system in place for securing one of the internet's most visited websites.

August 2, 2018

Defense bill imposes disclosure mandate for software makers on source code requests by Russians

Congress approved legislation Wednesday forcing tech companies to tell the Pentagon if foreign adversaries have sought access to the source code of any software those firms have sold to the U.S. military.

August 2, 2018

U.S. electric utilities targeted by suspected state-sponsored hacking group, security firm warns

A hacking group recently caught attacking government organizations and businesses in the Middle East has set its sights on U.S. targets including the nation's electric utility sector, a cybersecurity firm warned Thursday.

August 2, 2018

Molson Coors to brew marijuana-infused drink for Canadian customers

Molson Coors said Wednesday that the brewing company plans to market a marijuana-laced beverage in Canada once rules allowing the sale of edibles and and infused cannabis drinks take effect in 2019.

August 1, 2018

Australia urged to aid Julian Assange as WikiLeaks chief risks eviction from embassy, extradition

Julian Assange's potentially imminent eviction from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London prompted a fresh plea Wednesday for Australia to intervene and protect the Queensland-born WikiLeaks publisher if the United States seeks his extradition once Quito withdraws support.

August 1, 2018

Dinesh D’Souza labels ‘Unite the Right’ participants ‘leftists’ as deadly rally nears anniversary

Conservative commentator Dinesh D'Souza has labeled individuals involved in last summer's deadly "Unite the Right" demonstration as leftists, an assertion rejected by both the organizer of the event and its headliner, white nationalist and "alt-right" leader Richard Spencer.

August 1, 2018

Donald Trump ‘inherited a cyber-crisis’ from Barack Obama: Mike Pence

Vice President Mike Pence said Tuesday that President Trump's predecessor passed down a "cyber-crisis" that saw several high-profile hacks happen after leaving office.

August 1, 2018