Andrew Blake

Richard Spencer, white nationalist, named as Texan of the Year finalist by Dallas Morning News

White nationalist Richard Spencer is a finalist in the Dallas Morning News' annual Texan of the Year competition, potentially putting him in the same category as past winners including George W. Bush and Energy Secretary Rick Perry.

December 27, 2017

Michael Flynn’s brother asks Donald Trump to pardon former adviser

Gen. Michael Flynn's younger brother repeatedly tweeted at President Trump on Tuesday asking him to pardon the former White House national security adviser.

December 27, 2017

Library of Congress reins in Twitter archives project

The Library of Congress is ending its practice of archiving every single public Twitter post after accumulating billions of tweets covering the platform's first dozen years of existence.

December 27, 2017

Russia accuses U.S. of election interference for condemning disqualification of Putin foe

Russia's Foreign Ministry has accused the United States of meddling in next year's Kremlin race after the State Department condemned election officials for disqualifying Alexei Navalny, a prominent opposition politician who planned to challenge President Vladimir Putin in 2018.

December 27, 2017

Putin warns of companies using social media to meddle in Russian presidential race

Russian President Vladimir Putin has raised concerns about the role of social media in the 2018 Kremlin race as Moscow continues to come under fire for allegedly using platforms including Facebook and Twitter to meddle in last year's White House contest.

December 26, 2017

Eric Schneiderman, N.Y. attorney general, takes Donald Trump, GOP to task 100 times: Report

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has pursued a total of 100 legal or administration actions against President Trump and congressional Republicans since Mr. Trump entered office, The New York Times reported Tuesday.

December 26, 2017

Roger Stone, former Trump adviser, claims Cabinet members are plotting to remove the president

Some members of President Trump's own Cabinet have discussed plans to remove him from the White House, according to Roger Stone, Mr. Trump's former presidential campaign adviser.

December 26, 2017

North Korean ambassador to the U.N. asks U.S. to prove Pyongyang waged global WannaCry cyberattack

A senior North Korean diplomat has called on the Trump administration to prove that Pyongyang authorized the international WannaCry cyberattack in the wake of Washington officially pointing the finger last week at leader Kim Jong-un's regime.

December 26, 2017

Rick Gates, indicted former Trump aide, under fire over fundraiser video

Rick Gates, one of the individuals indicted by special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election meddling, is facing new questions in federal court over his role in a recent fundraiser hosted by Republican lobbyist Jack Burkman.

December 23, 2017

Rand Paul pokes fun at Donald Trump, fellow lawmakers in annual Festivus tradition

Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, took aim at targets including President Trump's Twitter habit and wasteful federal spending during his "airing of grievances" Saturday, an annual Twitter tradition inspired by the quirky Festivus holiday at the center of a 1997 "Seinfeld" episode.

December 23, 2017

Los Angeles won’t begin accepting recreational-pot applications until Jan. 3

Recreational marijuana sales become legal in California starting January 1, albeit not in Los Angeles, the state's most populous city, L.A.'s local weed regulator said Friday.

December 23, 2017

State Dept. OKs ‘enhanced defensive capabilities’ for Ukraine, officials say lethal weapons included

The U.S. will provide Ukraine with defensive capabilities meant to counter Russia-backed separatists, the State Department said Friday, including long-sought lethal anti-tank weaponry, according to multiple news reports.

December 23, 2017

Facebook tool lets users see if they followed Russian troll accounts linked to election meddling

Facebook has rolled out a feature that lets users see if they followed any of the accounts and pages linked to the Internet Research Agency, a Russian "troll farm" that use the platform to propagate fake news articles and other disinformation viewed by as many as 140 million account holders during the last few years.

December 23, 2017

Joy Villa, pro-Trump pop singer, accuses Corey Lewandowski of unwanted touching

Corey Lewandowski, President Trump's former campaign manager, has been accused of inappropriately touching pop singer Joy Villa at a recent holiday party.

December 23, 2017

Secret Service blames Romanian cybercriminals with hacking D.C. surveillance cameras

Romanian police have arrested two suspects in connection with allegedly hacking surveillance cameras across D.C., disrupting law enforcement operations days before President Trump's inauguration.

December 22, 2017

Apple sued for slowing down older iPhones

Apple is being sued in no fewer than three federal courts after the company admitted this week to intentionally slowing down older model iPhones.

December 22, 2017

BuzzFeed wins right to keep identity of Steele dossier source a secret

BuzzFeed doesn't have to disclose the source of the so-called "Steele dossier" it published detailing President Trump's alleged ties to Russia because the website qualifies as a "news agency" under Florida's shield law, a federal judge ruled Thursday.

December 22, 2017

Election-security bill introduced with bipartisan support

A bipartisan group of senators have introduced the Secure Election Act, legislation meant to strengthen the nation's voting infrastructure in response to cyberattacks waged during the 2016 election.

December 22, 2017

Lithuania takes aim at Kaspersky Lab, Russian antivirus firm, banning software on certain computers

Lithuania has joined the U.S. and U.K. on the list of NATO members taking action against Moscow-based antivirus vendor Kaspersky Lab amid concerns surrounding its alleged ties to Russia's government.

December 22, 2017

Chris Cornell Scholarship established for UCLA law students in honor of late rocker

Late rock singer Chris Cornell will be memorialized with a scholarship fund worth more than $1 million meant for law students looking to attend the University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA announced Thursday.

December 21, 2017