Ryan Lovelace

Liberal PAC leader: ‘Donald Trump got away with murder, plain and simple’

The leader of a liberal political action committee said Sunday she thinks former President Donald Trump has gotten away with murder and that she is afraid of him and his supporters.

February 14, 2021

Sen. Bill Cassidy: Vote to convict Trump reflects Louisianans’ views

Sen. Bill Cassidy, Louisiana Republican, said his vote to convict former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial reflects the views of voters in his state.

February 14, 2021

CDC director: It’s ‘absolutely’ too soon to end mask mandates

The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Sunday that it is far too early to eliminate mask mandates nationwide amid the coronavirus pandemic.

February 14, 2021

FBI reports flood of ransomware attacks at close of 2020, victim cash losses top $29.1 million

An uptick in ransomware complaints flooded the FBI in 2020's final months, including a spate of attacks on hospitals, The Washington Times has learned.

February 12, 2021

Liberals pressuring Facebook’s oversight board to extend Trump’s platform ban

Fearful that Facebook's Oversight Board could enable former President Donald Trump's return to social media, liberal activists and academics are pressuring the board not to support his reinstatement online.

February 12, 2021

Florida water plant hack likely result of outdated operating system, poor password security: Feds

The federal government warned Thursday that the breach of a Florida town's water treatment plant's security likely resulted from poor password security and the use of an outdated operating system.

February 11, 2021

Biden administration selects Anne Neuberger to lead response to SolarWinds hack: Senators

The Biden administration named Anne Neuberger, deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technology, to lead the federal government's response to the SolarWinds hack affecting federal networks, according to Sens. Mark Warner, Virginia Democrat, and Marco Rubio, Florida Republican.

February 11, 2021

Pelosi says making D.C. a state would be ‘really good’ to help protect Capitol

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that making Washington, D.C., a state would better protect lawmakers in the aftermath of the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

February 11, 2021

Congress urged to overhaul how it oversees cybersecurity

Lawmakers are pushing Congress to overhaul how it oversees the nation's cybersecurity, including by adding new committees dedicated to the issue.

February 10, 2021

Teachers unions, Democratic lawmakers pressure Biden to waive student loan debt

Leading teachers unions mounted a new pressure campaign on Wednesday to push the Biden administration to waive student loan debt and spend more to benefit college educators. The same education activists that have organized to keep classrooms closed want President Biden to scrub away the debt they've incurred earning advanced degrees.

February 10, 2021

Facebook to limit distribution of political content to U.S. users

Facebook said Wednesday it will start limiting the distribution of political content to U.S. users in the coming weeks.

February 10, 2021

Warner, Rubio rip intel community’s response to SolarWinds hack, want single leader to coordinate

The leaders of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence are furious with the intelligence community and pleading with it to assign a leader to handle the SolarWinds hack affecting a government-estimated 18,000 public and private sector customers.

February 9, 2021

Google expands election security offerings for federal and state campaigns

Google is expanding the security tools it offers to federal and state-level campaigns to counter mounting threats from cybervillains and political opponents.

February 9, 2021

Hacking of Florida town’s water treatment plant stopped before drinking water became toxic

A hacker breached a Florida water treatment plant and attempted to change the toxicity of drinking water before an operator at the plant intervened and prevented any damage, according to Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri.

February 9, 2021

Cybersecurity experts fear SolarWinds’ hack leads to larger attack on unprepared U.S.

Cybersecurity experts fear the SolarWinds hack laid the groundwork for a larger attack that the federal government is not prepared to handle.

February 8, 2021

Ilyse Hogue, NARAL Pro-Choice America president, to leave influential advocacy group

NARAL Pro-Choice America president Ilyse Hogue said Monday she was leaving the influential advocacy group she has led for the better part of a decade.

February 8, 2021

House oversight chair asks Parler for financial information

House Committee on Oversight and Reform Chair Carolyn B. Maloney asked the social media platform Parler to hand over financial information, including whether the company has any ties to Russia.

February 8, 2021

Pamela Karlan, Facebook oversight board member, quits to join Biden administration

A founding member of Facebook's oversight board responsible for impartially adjudicating enforcement and government issues has quit the board to join the Biden administration.

February 8, 2021

Senate Dems propose overhauling online liability protections to fight discrimination, harassment

Democratic Sens. Mark Warner of Virginia, Mazie Hirono of Hawaii, and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota proposed on Friday to fight discrimination, harassment, and stalking online, by modifying legal liability protections afforded to digital platforms for content posted by their users.

February 5, 2021

Parler and fired CEO John Matze argue about competing visions for company’s future

The social media platform Parler and its fired CEO John Matze are feuding over whether to adopt new content moderation procedures or adhere to the free speech principles that separated the company from its Big Tech competitors and attracted users to Parler from Twitter and Facebook.

February 5, 2021