Andrew Blake

Phil Murphy, New Jersey governor, says he wants to legalize marijuana within the year

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has doubled down on a campaign promise to legalize recreational marijuana, announcing during his inaugural budget address Tuesday his intention to follow through in 2018 as part of a plan to potentially reap upwards of $60 million in annual tax revenue.

March 14, 2018

Fox News sued by family of Seth Rich, slain DNC staffer, over retracted reporting

The parents of slain Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich have sued Fox News over its coverage of a conspiracy theory surrounding their late son and the cache of leaked DNC emails published by WikiLeaks during the 2016 U.S. presidential race.

March 14, 2018

Britain mulls hacking Russia in response to former spy’s poisoning

Britain hasn't ruled out conducting cyberattacks in retaliation for the recent poisoning of a former double agent and his daughter on U.K. soil, triggering a stern warning from Russia after Prime Minister Theresa May said Moscow was likely behind last week's assassination attempt in the English city of Salisbury.

March 13, 2018

Brennan Gilmore sues Alex Jones, Gateway Pundit over Charlottesville conspiracy theories

A U.S. State Department employee on hand during the deadly automobile attack in Charlottesville last summer has filed a federal defamation lawsuit over articles published about him afterwards by outlets including popular far-right websites Infowars and Gateway Pundit.

March 13, 2018

Roger Stone, former Trump adviser, denies advance knowledge of Podesta leak in response to report

Former Trump adviser Roger Stone and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pushed back Tuesday against a report that alleged they were in communication during the 2016 presidential election.

March 13, 2018

Donald Trump attorneys seeking deal to expedite Russia probe: Report

President Trump's personal lawyers are reportedly attempting to negotiate terms and conditions for him being interviewed in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's alleged election meddling.

March 10, 2018

West Virginia advances anti-cyberbullying bill

The West Virginia state Senate on Friday unanimously approved cyberbullying legislation that makes it a crime to use a computer to harass or intimidate anyone under the age of 18, earning support from both Democrats and Republicans who said they've victims themselves.

March 10, 2018

Sam Nunberg, former Trump aide, says Russia probe ‘warranted’ after meeting with Mueller’s team

A former adviser to President Trump has defended special counsel Robert Mueller's probe into alleged Russian election meddling after spending several hours fielding questions from his team of federal investigators.

March 10, 2018

Pentagon issues guidance for Donald Trump’s military parade

The Pentagon has begun preparing for President Trump's requested military parade in Washington, D.C., but preliminary plans suggest it won't involve any tanks like the Bastille Day celebration that inspired it.

March 10, 2018

William Dunbar, National Guardsman, sentenced for threats against Mike Pence

A National Guardsman has been sentenced in federal court for threatening to kill Vice President Mike Pence prior to his appearance last fall at a September 11 memorial service in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

March 10, 2018

Hackers strike Twitter account of British Labour MP Chuka Umunna

A member of British Parliament has warned his Twitter followers against opening any direct messages delivered in his name after finding his verified account compromised Friday.

March 9, 2018

U.S. military ineffectively prepared to counter Russian cyber threats: NATO Europe commander

The top U.S. general in Europe has become the latest high-ranking official to acknowledge weaknesses in the country's ability to effectively counter Russian cyber threats.

March 9, 2018

FEC punts on ad-transparency rules for social media services: Report

Rules requiring social media services to disclose the source of political ads purchased on their platforms likely won't take effect before November midterms, the chair of the Federal Election Commission said Thursday.

March 9, 2018

Julian Assange credits DOJ probe with WikiLeaks releases

Julian Assange on Friday credited the Obama administration for putting him in place to publish sensitive documents through his WikiLeaks website, including Democratic emails released during the 2016 U.S. presidential race.

March 9, 2018

Phil Bredesen, ex-Tennessee governor, fears Senate campaign hacked amid concerns of midterm meddling

Former Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen fears his 2018 U.S. Senate campaign has been hacked, potentially marking the first known cyberattack targeting the November mid-terms merely eight months until Election Day.

March 9, 2018

DOJ and Twitter users blocked by Donald Trump argue First Amendment case in federal court

A federal court judge has heard from attorneys arguing over whether President Trump can legally block Twitter users from interacting with his tweets.

March 8, 2018

Donald Trump urged by senators to reveal ‘cyber deterrence strategy’

A bipartisan group of senators pressed President Trump to formalize a strategy for deterring cyberattacks as required by the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act he signed into law last year.

March 8, 2018

Audit finds critical vulnerabilities in DHS computer systems

A government watchdog's audit of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's computer systems has detected dozens of serious vulnerabilities that made their data potentially prone to hackers.

March 8, 2018

Democrats raise Russian election-hacking concerns with major voting machine makers

Lawmakers have asked some of the nation's largest voting machine manufacturers whether they've ever shared sensitive data with Russian entities as fears of foreign election meddling linger eight months from midterms.

March 8, 2018

Roger Stone says WikiLeaks disclosures weren’t discussed with Donald Trump

President Trump's former campaign adviser and longtime confidant Roger Stone has reiterated his innocence with respect to alleged Russian election meddling as his communications with fellow political consultant Sam Nunberg face scrutiny from special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into the 2016 race.

March 7, 2018