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Ryan Lovelace was a national security reporter for The Washington Times.

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FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2015 file photo, Texas supreme court judges arrive in the chamber in Austin, Texas. Texas courts have been hit with a ransomware attack that took down the website and case management systems for the state's appellate and high courts. The attack on the courts' network was discovered by staff Friday May, 8, 2020, morning after beginning overnight, according a statement the Office of Court Administration issued Monday May 11. It says staff limited the damage by disabling part of their network and that the courts will not will not pay any ransom. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, Pool, file)

Ransomware attack strikes Texas judiciary

A ransomware attack hit the Texas judiciary, forcing the judicial system to improvise to keep its courts functioning online since social distancing restrictions have eliminated many in-person solutions.

May 13, 2020
The U.S. Senate returned Monday after a more than five-week hiatus because of the coronavirus crisis. Partisan squabbling began right from the start. (Associated Press)

Senate reconvenes under historic lockdown rules

Senators stalked the halls of Congress wearing surgical masks, the Senate chaplain donned exam gloves to deliver the opening prayer to the chamber and staffers busily disinfected handrails and seats around the Capitol. Otherwise, it was business as usual when the U.S. Senate returned Monday after a more than five-week hiatus because of the coronavirus crisis.

May 4, 2020