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Hackers backed by a foreign government have been monitoring internal email traffic at the U.S. Treasury Department and an agency that decides internet and telecommunications policy, according to people familiar with the matter. “The United States government is aware of these reports and we are taking all necessary steps to identify and remedy any possible issues related to this situation," said NSC spokesman John Ullyot. There is concern within the U.S. intelligence community that the hackers who targeted the Treasury Department and the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration used a similar tool to break into other government agencies,...

Former Rep. Trey Gowdy stunned House investigators recently by all but announcing the existence of secret FBI recordings of Trump campaign foreign policy volunteer adviser George Papadopoulos, made in the summer of 2016 by an undercover FBI operation. Gowdy made the revelation in an interview Sunday with Fox Business' Maria Bartiromo. "There are a lot of serious questions that need to be asked" during Attorney General William Barr's investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe, Gowdy said. Among them: "Where are the transcripts, if any exist, between the informants and the telephone calls to George Papadopoulos?" Papadopoulos, an energy...

While listening to Sean Hannity today, he played a clip of Hillary Clinton admitting to colluding with the Italian Prime Minister in ways to stop Donald Trump. I am no lawyer, but is that not colluding against Trump? And if so, is this not far worse than colluding to win an election? This is trying to overthrow the US Government, IMHO.

President Donald J. Trump accepted the invitation of the President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda, to visit Poland in advance of the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany. The visit will reaffirm America’s steadfast commitment to one of our closest European allies and emphasize the Administration’s priority of strengthening NATO’s collective defense. The leaders will discuss a range of bilateral and regional issues, deepening an alliance based on shared values and common interests. While in Poland, President Trump will deliver a major speech, and he will attend the Three Seas Initiative Summit to demonstrate our strong ties to Central...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the West should stop inventing "fictional threats" from Russia and instead focus on defeating terrorism together. "We need to think about what we want from the future. I think we all want security, peace, safety and cooperation," Putin told France's Le Figaro Wednesday. "Therefore, we should not build up tensions or invent fictional threats from Russia, some hybrid warfare etc." "What is the major security problem today? Terrorism. There are bombings in Europe, in Paris, in Russia, in Belgium. There is a war in the Middle East. This is the main concern. But no, let...

The United States Embassy issued a warning to U.S. citizens in a southern Philippine city on Wednesday after terrorists linked to the Islamic State swept through the region, beheading a police chief, burning buildings, seizing a Catholic priest and his worshippers and raising the black flag of ISIS, officials said. The embassy suspended mission personnel travel to Mindanao as they analyzed the chaos that has left at least 21 people dead. "While the U.S. Embassy has no information that the events in Marawi City represent a direct threat to U.S. citizens or U.S. interests in the Philippines, we encourage U.S....

Moments ago the U.S. Treasury Department announced official sanctions against Tareck Zaidan El Aissami Maddah (El Aissami). El Aissami is the Executive Vice President of Venezuela. WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Venezuelan national Tareck Zaidan El Aissami Maddah (El Aissami) as a Specially Designated Narcotics Trafficker pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act) for playing a significant role in international narcotics trafficking. El Aissami is the Executive Vice President of Venezuela.

Back in March, the U.S. government announced that it would relinquish control over ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. [snip] One group, seizing on the Commerce Department’s assurances that ICANN would be moving towards a model of private management, were hopeful that the lack of government involvement could lead to a better, more efficient internet. Just as a government run post office will never outperform a privately run one, they reasoned, it was right for government to relax its hold on internet domains. [snip]The second group, while still recognizing the benefits of privatization, smelled a rat. They...

Zogby Now a PR Firm: Just yesterday I participated in the Nov. 10 Zogby On-line Poll (invitation only). Aside from being far more lengthy than usual, I was struck by the “advocacy” nature of the questions. Rather than being content to survey attitudes, it was very clear to me that Zogby was trying to influence and to change those attitudes, at least regarding what must be a new customer for them: The government of the Peoples Republic of Viet Nam. That was my conclusion, at least. Here are the questions regarding Viet Nam: you be the judge, but it looks...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NEWS MEDIA CONTACT: October 8, 2003 David Fiske, 202-418-0513 GLOBAL CROSSING TRANSACTION APPROVED Washington, D.C.-- Consistent with established Commission precedent, today, Global Crossing received approval to transfer control of its FCC authorizations and licenses to GC Acquisition Limited (New GX). In a joint decision, the International Bureau, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureaus) found that grant of the applications would be in the public interest, subject to certain conditions. Global Crossing subsidiaries hold FCC domestic and international Section 214 authorizations, interests in submarine cable landing licenses and certain radio licenses. Through its subsidiaries, Global Crossing,...

Fri Sep 26, 7:45 PM ET By Jeremy Pelofsky WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Singapore Technologies Telemedia said on Friday it hopes to take control of bankrupt Global Crossing Ltd. in weeks now that U.S. law enforcement authorities have sent a network security pact to communications regulators. The two companies signed the 31-page network security agreement full of safeguards -- like ensuring law enforcement agencies can carry out criminal investigations -- to satisfy security concerns because STT is owned by an arm of the Singapore government. The Federal Communications Commission (news - web sites) must still approve STT's $250 million purchase of...

A notorious Miami computer company executive who became an influential Filipino legislator after fleeing the United States was extradited Thursday to face 4-year-old charges that he made illegal campaign contributions to former President Clinton and the Democratic Party. The indictment accused Jimenez of funneling hundreds of thousands of illegal dollars into the re-election campaign coffers of President Clinton and Democratic Sens. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts and Robert Torricelli of New Jersey through 23 employee straw donors. Jimenez's fortune helped him gain access to the Clinton White House; he golfed with the president, socialized with the First Lady and even...