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Cornyn accuses White House of meddling in Clinton FBI investigation

Cornyn accuses White House of meddling in Clinton FBI investigation

Sarah Bedford · February 2, 2016 12:43 am

The State Department announced Friday it has opened an investigation into whether some of Hillary Clintons emails contained information that should have been marked classified at the time. (AP Photo)

State Department mum on Clinton’s security clearance

Sarah Bedford · February 1, 2016 9:08 pm

Additionally, AnonSec said, it tried to crash a NASA drone into the Pacific Ocean by replacing its pre-programmed flight path with a new one. (AP Photo/John Antczak, file)

Hackers claim attempt to crash NASA drone

Rudy Takala · February 1, 2016 7:05 pm

Emails show aides wanted ‘super encrypted’ Blackberry for Clinton

Emails show aides wanted ‘super encrypted’ Blackberry for Clinton

Sarah Bedford · February 1, 2016 6:20 pm

The report suggests that the going dark? phenomenon, describing the ability of terrorists and other criminal elements to evade detection, is overblown, and that concerns about encrypted communication largely miss the point in light of how technology has evolved. (AP Photo)

Harvard study: Government surveillance has never been easier

Rudy Takala · February 1, 2016 5:20 pm

The report found opposing forces were "frequently" in a position "to deliver cybereffects that could degrade the performance of operational missions." (AP Photo)

National Security

Internal report: Pentagon at ‘high risk’ of cyberbreaches

Rudy Takala · February 1, 2016 4:19 pm

This screenshot provided by French network TV5 Monde on April 9, 2015, shows its Facebook page hacked by people claiming allegiance to the Islamic State. (AP Photo via TV5 Monde)

Congress wants to give feds the power to spot terrorists on social media

Rudy Takala · February 1, 2016 5:01 am

Broadband is not being deployed in a "reasonable and timely fashion," the FCC declared in a 3-2 vote along party lines on Jan. 28. That means more federal subsidies could be coming on top of those already doled out, something Republicans argue is unnecessary.

States to Washington: Stay out of broadband regs

Rudy Takala · February 1, 2016 5:01 am

Rep. Will Hurd is one of just two black Republicans currently in the House. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

‘Our friends are saying the U.S. doesn’t have our backs’

Rudy Takala · January 31, 2016 5:01 am

"Whatever the many opportunities Obama squandered, at no point did he communicate the gravity of the election," Blumenthal wrote. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Blumenthal memo: Obama ‘utterly failed’ in first Romney debate

Pete Kasperowicz · January 30, 2016 3:01 am

John Podesta, then President Obama's counselor, emailed Cheryl Mills' government account in Sept. 2009. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

White House official, Clinton aide discussed using personal email

Sarah Bedford · January 30, 2016 2:25 am

The memo itself was also marked "CONFIDENTIAL" by longtime Clinton confidante Sidney Blumenthal. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

State classifies entire Blumenthal memo

Sarah Bedford · January 30, 2016 12:52 am