Andrew Blake

Julian Assange ‘free to return home’ if U.S. loses appeal: Australian PM

Julian Assange could have a couple options if and when the WikiLeaks publisher is released from British custody and allowed to leave the U.K. after winning his extradition case this week.

January 5, 2021

‘Enemies of the People’ site reappears, threatens SCOTUS, Senate leader; denies Iran involvement

A pro-Trump website listing the addresses of purported "traitors" accused of contributing to the president's defeat accompanied by images showing each of their faces in crosshairs has emerged anew.

January 5, 2021

DC attorney general bracing for violence ahead of pro-Trump protests: ‘My level of anxiety is high’

District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine is anxious about next week's pro-Trump protests happening in the city, he said in an interview out Friday.

January 2, 2021

Donald Trump calls Georgia elections ‘illegal and invalid,’ encourages voting anyway

President Trump on Saturday encouraged Georgia voters to participate in the state's upcoming Senate runoff elections after referring to the contests the previous night as "illegal and invalid."

January 2, 2021

Mitch McConnell, Nancy Pelosi homes vandalized

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, found his Louisville home vandalized Saturday a day after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, suffered a similar fate.

January 2, 2021

Democrats propose updating House rules to protect whistleblowers from being named by lawmakers

Whistleblowers like the one who sparked President Trump's impeachment proceedings would gain protection under new rules for the U.S. House of Representatives proposed by Democratic leadership Friday.

January 2, 2021

L. Lin Wood, pro-Trump lawyer, says GOP ‘traitors’ should be arrested, executed

L. Lin Wood, a pro-Trump lawyer pushing to overturn the presidential election, found himself at odds with other allies of the administration following a series of unsound social media posts he made Friday.

January 2, 2021

Microsoft says company’s internal source code was accessed in SolarWinds hack

Microsoft said Thursday that some of its internal source code -- the digital blueprints used to build its products -- was accessed in the colossal SolarWinds hack being widely blamed on Russia.

December 31, 2020

Julian Assange case: British judge to rule soon on U.S. extradition request

WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange is set to soon learn whether a British court believes he should be sent to the U.S. to face charges related to the infamous secret-spilling website he started.

December 31, 2020

Lindsey Graham doubtful Josh Hawley will succeed in Senate bid to reject Biden victory

Sen. Lindsey Graham said Thursday he will hear Sen. Josh Hawley make his case next week against Congress certifying President-elect Joseph R. Biden's election victory, but cast doubt on the Missouri Republican's prospects for success.

December 31, 2020

Nashville bombing: Police chief defends handling of earlier tips about Anthony Quinn Warner

Nashville's chief of police defended Wednesday how his department handled an August 2019 tip that Anthony Quinn Warner, the lone suspect in last week's blast, was making bombs in his recreational vehicle.

December 31, 2020

Michael Flynn touting QAnon merchandise: ‘It’s no conspiracy and it’s certainly more than a theory’

Michael T. Flynn, President Trump's former national security adviser, has begun promoting merchandise containing a rallying cry popularized by proponents of the QAnon conspiracy theory movement.

December 30, 2020

D.C. police readying for Proud Boys’ return next week following group’s last violent local outing

The Metropolitan Police said Wednesday they are planning accordingly for members of the Proud Boys to potentially cause trouble when the group rallies in support of President Trump next week in Washington, D.C.

December 30, 2020

FBI says hackers are breaking into home cameras to watch SWAT teams respond to bogus emergency calls

Hackers are hijacking internet-connected home cameras to add a new element to dangerous so-called "swatting" attacks, the FBI warned in a public service announcement released Tuesday.

December 30, 2020

Anthony Warner, Nashville man, was building bombs in RV trailer, his girlfriend told police

Authorities were told Anthony Quinn Warner was making bombs inside his RV more than 16 months before his vehicle blew up on Christmas morning in downtown Nashville, police confirmed Wednesday.

December 30, 2020

Petula Clark, ‘Downtown’ singer, weighs in on Nashville bomber playing song before blast

"Downtown" singer Petula Clark commented Tuesday about her 1964 hit coming from the recreational vehicle that police say Anthony Quinn Warner blew up moments later on Christmas morning in Nashville.

December 29, 2020

Nashville police release bodycam footage from Christmas morning bombing

Nashville police released video late Monday captured by a body camera worn by Michael Sipos, one of the first officers on the scene of the Christmas morning bombing carried out by Anthony Quinn Warner.

December 29, 2020

Proud Boys leader says members will be ‘incognito’ for next pro-Trump protest in D.C.

Members of the Proud Boys plan to blend in with other people attending protests being held for President Trump next week in Washington, D.C., the leader of the controversial men-only group said Tuesday.

December 29, 2020

Alan Dershowitz: ‘No realistic possibility’ Donald Trump will be federally indicted after presidency

President Trump's former lawyer Alan Dershowitz cast doubt Saturday on suggestions the current commander-in-chief could be criminally charged in a federal indictment unsealed after his administration ends.

December 26, 2020

Michael Flynn urges Trump supporters to protest at state capitals when Congress makes loss official

Michael T. Flynn called Saturday for President Trump's supporters to protest in capital cities across the country when Congress meets to make official his recent loss to President-elect Joseph R. Biden.

December 26, 2020