NSA Cyber Official Asks for First-Hand Accounts of Chip Hacking

An NSA cybersecurity official asked anyone with "first-degree knowledge" of Chinese attempts to hack hardware headed for US data centers to share what they know with federal authorities a The senior cybersecurity adviser made the plea Wednesday at an event hosted by the US Chamber of Commerce and RealClearPolitics a He was addressing a report by Bloomberg Businessweek last week, which said Chinese military agents had spy chips covertly planted on Supermicro motherboards ordered by US companies John Voskuhl -- A cybersecurity expert with the National Security Agency made a public plea Wednesday for anyone with "first-degree knowledge" of Chinese attempts to hack computer hardware to share it with federal authorities.

Kavanaugh confirmation all but sure after long, bitter fight

After weeks of shocking accusations, hardball politics and rowdy Capitol protests, a pair of wavering senators declared Friday they will back Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation, all but guaranteeing the deeply riven Senate will elevate the conservative jurist to the nation's highest court on Saturday. The announcements by Republican Susan Collins of Maine and Democrat Joe Manchin of West Virginia ended most of the suspense over a political battle that has transfixed the nation - though die-hard Democrats insisted on arguing through the night to a mostly empty Senate chamber.

I might have been too emotional at hearing, says Brett Kavanaugh

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has acknowledged he "might have been too emotional" when testifying about sexual misconduct allegations as he made a bid to win over wavering Republican senators on the eve of a crucial vote to advance his confirmation. The 53-year-old judge said in an op-ed that he knows his "tone was sharp, and I said a few things I should not have said" during testimony last week to the Judiciary Committee.

Key vote to advance Kavanaugh scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Friday

The Senate is poised to take a crucial vote Friday on whether to advance Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court as key Republican senators remain undecided amid allegations of sexual misconduct and intense protests that have divided the nation. The 53-year-old judge made what were in effect closing arguments by acknowledging that he became "very emotional" when forcefully denying the allegations at a Judiciary Committee hearing last week.

2 female Arizona Senate candidates on a Kavanaugh tightrope

Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, who is running against Republican Rep. Martha McSally for the open Arizona Senate seat Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., is vacating, talks to campaign volunteers, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018, in Tempe, Ariz. Arizona's Senate race pits Sinema, a careful politician running as a centrist in a Republican-leaning state, against McSally, a onetime Trump critic turned fan.

Trump slams Democrats for ‘rage-fueled resistance’

Stan Thom, of Big Lake, Minn., drove 120 miles Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, to see President Trump speak at 6:30 p.m. in Rochester, Minn. Demonstrator's hold "Baby Trump" balloons as Anti-Trump protestors began to gather at Soldier's Field Veterans Memorial in Rochester, Minn., Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018.

Trump blasts Democrats for “rage-fueled resistance” to Kavanaugh nomination

President Trump used a "Make America Great Again" rally in Rochester, Minnesota, Thursday evening, to accuse Democrats of a "rage-fueled resistance" in the battle over his Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanauagh and motivate his base to vote in the midterms. This is Mr. Trump's third campaign rally so far this week.

Brett Kavanaugh, on eve of vote, says he regrets ‘sharp,’ ’emotional’ tone during hearing

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh says he was "sharp" and said "a few things I should not have" during a Senate hearing over sexual assault allegations last week. Kavanaugh, writing in an opinion piece for the Wall Street Journal , said he regretted his tone at times during last week's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing that included Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused Kavanaugh of sexually assaulted her when they were both teens.

Kavanaugh bump? GOP fights for new energy as vote nears

President Donald Trump makes his second visit to Minnesota, with a rally on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, in Rochester, Minn. President Donald Trump says Democrats are facing a political backlash over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, citing recent polls indicating that the fight in the Senate is also energizing Republicans.

At Rochester rally, Trump makes a case for Minnesota Republicans in November

In a wide-ranging speech in front of a capacity crowd at Mayo Civic Center, President Donald Trump touted his achievement along with Minnesota GOP hopefuls. The rally also drew a large group of protesters.

Congress OKs opioid legislation in show of bipartisanship

In this Aug. 25, 2018, file photo, Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., speaks at the Republican Party's Lincoln Dinner in Lexington, Ky. Republicans and Democrats in Congress have approved bipartisan legislation aimed at curbing the country's devastating opioid addiction.