Andrew Blake

Russian ambassador blasts ‘emotionally deaf’ Trump administration over diplomat expulsions

The Trump administration acted "emotionally deaf" by deciding to expel dozens of Russian diplomats in the wake of a deadly shopping mall fire in the Siberian city of Kemerovo this weekend, Russia's ambassador to the U.S. said Tuesday.

March 27, 2018

Julian Assange labeled ‘miserable little worm’ by British politician amid embassy standoff

WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange was labeled a "miserable little worm" on Tuesday by a British politician pushing for him to leave the Ecuadorean Embassy in London.

March 27, 2018

Rex Tillerson, outgoing secretary of state, being considered for top job at University of Texas

The University of Texas is considering outgoing U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson as its next chancellor, putting the former Exxon Mobil chief executive potentially in charge of one of the nation's largest higher education systems.

March 24, 2018

Police routinely using dead people’s fingerprints to access iPhones: Report

Law enforcement agencies in the U.S. routinely use the fingerprints of dead people to bypass biometric safeguards meant to protect Apple iPhones from being unlocked, according to a new report.

March 24, 2018

Joe Biden lauds ‘American hero’ John McCain at Naval Academy awards ceremony

Former Vice President Joe Biden lauded longtime political rival Sen. John McCain as an American hero and friend at an award ceremony Friday at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.

March 24, 2018

Cambridge Analytica headquarters raided by British data regulators

British authorities left the London offices of disgraced data firm Cambridge Analytica early Saturday after spending seven hours searching for evidence as part of an investigation launched in the wake of recent revelations involving the company's involvement in political matters including the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

March 24, 2018

Trump advisers recommend expelling Russian diplomats over Skripal poisoning: Reports

President Trump's advisers have decided he should expel several Russian diplomats from the U.S. in response to the suspected state-sponsored poisoning of a former Russian spy residing in England, multiple news outlets reported Friday.

March 24, 2018

Jason Kessler, ‘Unite the Right’ organizer, prevails in perjury case

A judge has dismissed a felony case against Jason Kessler, the white nationalist who organized the deadly "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, after finding that prosecutors failed to prove a crime had been committed within their court's jurisdiction.

March 21, 2018

Library of Congress adds Fleetwood Mac, Run-DMC, ‘Footloose’ theme to National Recording Registry

The Library of Congress on Wednesday announced new additions to its registry of significant recordings, including more than two dozen titles ranging from folk and funks songs, to the theme from "Footloose" and albums by Fleetwood Mac and Run-DMC.

March 21, 2018

Facebook investors sue social network over Cambridge Analytica scandal

A Facebook investor has sued the social network over the recent stock slide that followed revelations involving Cambridge Analytica, a company hired by President Trump's 2016 campaign accused of exploiting the personal information of millions of Facebook users without their permission.

March 21, 2018

Jon Huntsman, U.S. ambassador to Russia, to skip briefing on Skripal poisoning: Report

Jon Huntsman, the U.S. ambassador to Russia, won't be participating in a briefing held Wednesday by Russian officials regarding the poisoning of former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter, state-run media reported.

March 21, 2018

Julian Assange plans to discuss Cambridge Analytica with lawmakers

WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange said Tuesday that he plans to speak with members of the British Parliament's Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee about Cambridge Analytica, the embattled London-based data firm linked to President Trump's 2016 campaign.

March 20, 2018

U.K. resolves extradition battle over Lauri Love, accused hacker wanted by DOJ

An international dispute over accused criminal hacker Lauri Love resolved Tuesday with Britain's highest court rejecting an appeal brought on behalf of the U.S. Department of Justice, effectively ending a lengthy extradition battle that served as the inaugural test for the so-called Forum Bar meant to protect vulnerable Brits from being tried abroad.

March 20, 2018

Alaska House unanimously passes bill urging DOJ against targeting states’ legal marijuana industries

The Alaska House of Representatives has unanimously passed a non-binding resolution urging the federal government against interfering in the state's voter-approved commercial marijuana industry and others.

March 20, 2018

Trump administration blames Russian hackers with targeting energy grid, critical infrastructure

Russian government hackers have spent the last two years waging cyberattacks against U.S. government entities and multiple critical infrastructure sectors, the Trump administration said Thursday, marking the first time the White House has officially accused the Kremlin of attempting to breach its power grid amid rising tensions between Washington and Moscow.

March 15, 2018

Federal Election Commission proposes rule changes for online political ad disclaimers

The Federal Election Commission has proposed new rules for online political advertisements as officials consider measures meant to prevent foreign interests from anonymously meddling in U.S. affairs.

March 15, 2018

Roger Stone, former Trump adviser, sought meeting with Julian Assange, embedded documentarian claims

One of the directors of "Get Me Roger Stone," a 2017 documentary about the longtime political strategist and President Trump's former campaign adviser, said that plans to film Mr. Stone meeting WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange amid the 2016 U.S. presidential race were repeatedly discussed during production.

March 15, 2018

Trey Gowdy splits with Republicans on Russian targeting of Clinton campaign

Rep. Trey Gowdy, South Carolina Republican, has broken from his GOP colleagues on the House Intelligence Committee regarding their conclusion that Russia didn't prefer President Trump over Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton during the 2016 White House race.

March 14, 2018

Facebook boots Britain First, far-right U.K. group retweeted by Donald Trump

Facebook has purged its platform of pages touting the far-right Britain First group and its leaders, including Jayda Fransen, the anti-Islamic activist infamously retweeted by President Trump last year, citing repeating violations of its rules against hate speech.

March 14, 2018

Jun Ying, former Equifax executive, charged with insider trading over 2017 data breach

Federal officials have accused a former Equifax executive of insider trading in connection with an alleged scheme centered around the data breach that compromised the personal information of nearly 150 million Americans last year.

March 14, 2018