US Army flickr NCO Academy Teaches Leadership in Virtual Environment

Low entry-level pay isn't helping the armed services in their quest to attract and retain top cyber talent. Representatives across the military named salary as a significant barrier to recruiting and retaining cyber talent at a March 13 hearing of the Cybersecurity subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Trump promotes tax cuts, campaigns for GOP in Missouri

Trying to turn attention back to tax cuts and away from the staffing turmoil in his administration, President Donald Trump promised Wednesday that more relief was on the way. Speaking at a Boeing factory in St. Louis with two fighter jets as his backdrop, Trump celebrated the impact of the tax cuts he signed into law last year and said he was working with Congress on a second package that would deliver new benefits for companies and the middle class.

What about Toys R Us gift cards? Schumer wants feds to protect customers during closing

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer has asked the Federal Trade Commission to protect consumers holding Toys R Us gift cards that could become worthless if the toy retailer moves forward with a liquidation plan. Schumer, D-N.Y., asked the FTC in a letter Wednesday to take action that would guarantee consumers could exchange gift cards for cash, even if Toys R Us liquidates and closes all 880 of its U.S. stores.

Trump official accuses N.J. of ‘bullying’ on Gateway tunnel

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao ratcheted up the rhetoric over the Gateway Tunnel project , accusing proponents of waging a campaign to "bully the department" to approve funding. Chao made her comments at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing Wednesday in response to a question from U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., who asked if she would support Gateway, which he called a project of "the upmost urgency."

Tom Kacich | Madigan treating Democratic committeewoman hopeful like foe

Pamella Gronemeyer, who is running for the low-profile position of Democratic state central committeewoman in the 13th Congressional District, hasn't promised to try to unseat longtime Democratic Party Chairman Michael Madigan. But one of Madigan's campaign committees, Friends of Michael J. Madigan, has paid for robocalls by Sen. Dick Durbin and AFL-CIO President Mike Carrigan that endorse Gronemeyer's opponent, Jayne Mazzotti of Taylorville.

Don Blankenship, Dead Miners, Humility, and the Limits of Free Speech in West Virginia

Don Blankenship, former coal company executive who was convicted of federal safety violations that led to the deaths of 29 coal miners in 2010, is now running for U.S. Senate. I was sitting at home in West Virginia tonight when a call came in from the U.S. Senate campaign for Don Blankenship.

Continue reading Liberal democracy could die young if we’re not careful

The defenders of what's called the "liberal international order" have recently suffered setbacks from adversaries inside and outside their home countries. But those who want to see the Western-led post-World War II system survive or even thrive are plotting its resurrection.

The Note: In Pennsylvania’s special election, an expensive lesson for Republicans

More than $10 million, a visit by President Donald Trump , the mobilization of the GOP army a all to buy a tie? Republicans fought to almost even in a district Trump carried by nearly 20 points in 2016, and where Democrats had stopped bothering to even field House candidates in recent cycles. Plus, the district won't even exist this time next year.

Zinke defends plan to raise park fees amid flap over travel

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke bristled Tuesday under tough questioning by Democrats about his travel spending as the Trump administration seeks deep cuts to conservation programs and fee increases at national parks. He has proposed doubling entry fees during peak seasons at some of the nation's most popular national parks to help make up for an $11 billion backlog in needed maintenance.