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An anonymous reader quotes a report from PBS NewsHour: Sen. Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, said in a Wednesday letter to Senate leaders that his office discovered that "at least one major technology company" has warned an unspecified number of senators and aides that their personal email accounts were "targeted by foreign government hackers ." Similar methods were employed by Russian military agents who leaked the contents of private email inboxes to influence the 2016 elections .
The Office of Emergency Management and Communications , Chicago Public Schools and the Archdiocese of Chicago today announced the city's first Crossing Guard of the Year Award in recognition of the important role crossing guards play in helping Chicago children and families travel to and from school safely. During a ceremony at the Alexander Graham School in Canaryville, OEMC, CPS and the Archdiocese of Chicago recognized Maredith Robertson with the first-ever Crossing Guard of the Year Award for her work in the 2017-2018 school year.
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, leads his Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke by 9 percentage points among likely voters, according to a new poll from Quinnipiac University. Released Tuesday, the survey found Cruz with 54 percent support and O'Rourke, an El Paso congressman, with 45 percent.
Republicans are warning that time is running out for Brett Kavanaugh's accuser to tell Congress about her claim he sexually assaulted her when both were teenagers, even as President Donald Trump called the woman's allegation hard to believe in one of the GOP's sharpest attacks on her credibility.
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Republicans' chances of keeping their majority in the U.S. Senate have become shakier as races in red states like Texas have tightened, but the party's most vulnerable member insists he's bullish about his re-election. The Nevada Republican Sen. Dean Heller has faced tight races before but never lost an election.
When Christine Blasey Ford went public on Sunday with her claim that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh attempted to rape her when they were in high school, a spokesman for Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley initially dismissed the "uncorroborated allegations" and indicated that the committee vote on the judge would occur on Thursday as planned. Party leaders only changed their tune after three of their own - Senators Jeff Flake, Bob Corker, and Lisa Murkowski - said the committee vote should be delayed to give Ford a chance to tell her story.
Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, talks with reporters after receiving a letter signed by Holton-Arms School alumnae in support of Christine Blasey Ford on Thursday. Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, talks with reporters after receiving a letter signed by Holton-Arms School alumnae in support of Christine Blasey Ford on Thursday.
Brett Kavanaugh's accuser Dr. Christine Blasey Ford laid out her terms before testifying, including him not being in the room. Kavanaugh accuser gives terms for Senate testimony, including him not being in the room Brett Kavanaugh's accuser Dr. Christine Blasey Ford laid out her terms before testifying, including him not being in the room.
Sen. Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, said in a Wednesday letter to Senate leaders that his office discovered that "at least one major technology company" has warned an unspecified number of senators and aides that their personal accounts were "targeted by foreign government hackers." Foreign government hackers continue to target the personal accounts of U.S. senators and their aides - and the Senate's security office has refused to defend them, a lawmaker says.
In this Sept. 6, 2018, file photo, after more than an hour of delay over procedural questions, President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh waits to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee for the third day of his confirmation hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Foreign government hackers continue to target the personal email accounts of U.S. senators and their aides - and the Senate's security office has refused to defend them, a lawmaker says. Sen. Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, said in a Wednesday letter to Senate leaders that his office discovered that "at least one major technology company" has warned an unspecified number of senators and aides that their personal email accounts were "targeted by foreign government hackers."
Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California finds herself in the middle of the political maelstrom over sexual assault allegations against high court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California finds herself in the middle of the political maelstrom over sexual assault allegations against high court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Country music icon Willie Nelson has his own opinion about politics in Texas, and he doesn't care if his fans have the same one as him. The 85-year-old musician announced he's headlining a fundraising event for Democratic Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke , who's running against incumbent Republican Ted Cruz for the November Texas mid-term election.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday bluntly questioned the allegation that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted a fellow high school student over 30 years ago, and Republicans warned the accuser the window was closing to tell her story before a confirmation vote. Trump's skepticism, the most explicit challenge top Republicans have so far mounted to Christine Blasey Ford's credibility, came as GOP Senate leaders tried to firm up support for Kavanaugh.
Foreign government hackers continue to target the personal email accounts of U.S. senators and their aides - and the Senate's security office has refused to defend them, a lawmaker says. Foreign government hackers continue to target the personal email accounts of U.S. senators and their aides - and the Senate's security office has refused to defend them, a lawmaker says.
President Donald Trump has demanded the "immediate declassification" of sensitive materials about the Russia investigation, but the agencies responsible are expected to propose redactions that would keep some information secret, according to three people familiar with the matter. The Justice Department, FBI and Office of the Director of National Intelligence are going through a methodical review and can't offer a timeline for finishing, said the people, who weren't authorized to speak publicly about the sensitive matter.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday stepped up his defense of his U.S. Supreme Court pick, saying it is hard to imagine Brett Kavanaugh committed a sexual assault and that it would be unfortunate if the nominee's accuser does not testify before the Senate. Trump made his remarks a day after lawyers for Christine Blasey Ford, a university professor in California, said she would testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee only if the FBI first investigates her allegation that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in 1982 when both were high school students in Maryland.
State Democrats are accusing their Republican counterparts of distributing a "racist" ad targeting Democratic challenger Andy Kim, a Korean American. Kim is running against two-term Republican incumbent Tom MacArthur .
Ted Cruz, the junior senator from Texas and incumbent facing off against Congressman Beto O'Rourke in the midterm elections, will make another campaign stop in Lubbock on Saturday. The rally is scheduled from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. inside the McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center, located at 2521 17th St., according to the Cruz campaign website.