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January 07, 2025
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The rocky road ahead for State’s anti-disinfo efforts
An office at the State Department that serves as the nerve center for tackling overseas disinformation is likely to close amid Republican pushback.
January 07, 2025
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Ready your resumes
The Trump-Vance transition team is starting to interview candidates for senior cyber posts at the Department of Homeland Security.
January 07, 2025
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The holiday cyber sprint
The 118th Congress, the Biden administration and the Trump-Vance transition are set to make critical personnel and policy choices this month on cybersecurity.
January 07, 2025
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China is everywhere all at once
The recent hack of U.S. telecommunications systems is one of the most serious cyberattacks in the nation’s history and is an ongoing open national security threat, lawmakers are warning.
January 07, 2025
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This week’s cyber hearings are next year’s battles
Congress is back from its post-election hibernation and lawmakers are cramming in at least one more cyber push this lame duck session.
January 07, 2025
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Senate power shift reshapes cyber policy
A seismic transition in Senate cybersecurity oversight looms as key committees fall under new Republican control.
January 07, 2025
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Meet the new members: A Navy SEAL knocks out a Montana fixture
The new member: Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) How they got here: Sheehy won an incredibly expensive contest to oust three-term Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester by a 52.6 percent...
January 07, 2025
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Trump warns of new tariffs against Canada, Mexico, EU. And maybe Denmark, too.
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday repeated his threat to impose tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars worth of goods from Mexico and Canada to pressure both countries to...
January 07, 2025
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Kennedy to ask Democrats to confirm him as HHS secretary
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead HHS, will meet with Senate Democrats on key health committees this week as he makes his case for why...
January 07, 2025
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Jordan plans meeting with Zuckerberg after Meta eliminates fact-check program
Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan told reporters that he's meeting with Mark Zuckerberg in the next few weeks, as the Meta CEO plans an upcoming visit to D.C. Meta announced...