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May 16, 2017

Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill expressed outrage and concern Tuesday night after a New York Times report suggested the president had asked former FBI director James Comey to shut down an investigation into ousted national security adviser Michael Flynn.


May 15, 2017

President Donald Trump's national security adviser is denying a report that claims Trump shared highly classified intelligence about Islamic State militants with a top Russian diplomat.


May 15, 2017

This week's worldwide cybersecurity crisis is just the latest black eye for the National Security Agency and its practice of stockpiling secret means of snooping into computer systems.


May 14, 2017

On the heels of a widespread ransomware attack that may have used leaked National Security Agency hacking methods, Microsoft is calling for governments to cease stockpiling secret means of bypassing software security.


May 14, 2017

The massive cyberattack ricocheting around the globe has reignited a debate: When should spy agencies disclose security vulnerabilities in companies' software?


May 13, 2017

Countries around the world, including the U.S., are managing the spread of vicious ransomware on Saturday after the WanaCrypt0r virus brought much of global technology to a standstill on Friday. The malware hit 74 countries, impacting British hospitals, Germany's rail network, and a Spanish telecom.


May 13, 2017

Congressman Ted Lieu of California explains to Joy Reid why he believes the Trump administration has a ‘lack of respect for the rule of law.'


May 11, 2017

A bill to honor Chinese-American veterans who served in World War II with a Congressional Gold Medal was introduced in both chambers of Congress last week.

Chinese American units of the U.S. Army Air Forces train during World War II in this photo from the family of Joe Lee. Chinese American WWII Veterans Recognition Project


May 10, 2017

During a Morning Joe appearance on Wednesday, Principal Deputy White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders grossly misrepresented the facts as part of the White House's effort to downplay the multiple active investigations into the Trump campaign's possible collusion with Russian intelligence.