Jacob OglesMarch 3, 2019
4min372
Rumors swirl over backdoors in tech allowing Chinese spying.
Tag: Dan CoatsA doctor performs an ultrasound scan on a pregnant woman on Aug. 7, 2018, at a hospital in Chicago. Complaints about pregnant women being turned away from emergency rooms spiked in the months after states began enacting strict abortion laws following the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. The cases are detailed in federal documents obtained by The Associated Press and raise serious questions about the state of emergency pregnancy care in the U.S. Image via AP/Teresa Crawford.
Jacob OglesMarch 3, 2019Jacob OglesSeptember 16, 2018
7min508
Two Florida Congress members engaged in tight re-election battles expressed their fears about “deep fake” videos and called on intelligence leaders to assess the threat. U.S. Reps. Carlos Curbelo, a Miami Republican, and Stephanie Murphy, an Orlando Democrat, signed a letter with U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff, a California Democrat, calling on Director of National Intelligence […]
Staff ReportsAugust 4, 2018
10min207
Kamala Harris has been the target of social media misinformation campaigns since she became a U.S. senator. Every month for the last 18 months, her office has discovered on average between three and five fake Facebook profiles pretending to be hers, according to a Harris aide. It’s unclear who creates the pages, which are often […]
Blake DowlingAugust 4, 2018
5min248
I voted by mail this week. Done. Neither Russians nor Scientologists, nor Canadians were able to influence or meddle with my selections. What did those groups behind the headlines do to our electoral process? They created discord and a lack of faith in some areas — certainly one of their goals. The last administration told […]
Scott PowersFebruary 14, 2018
4min236
As the White House responds to reports that former aide Rob Porter was not the only official potentially working with highly sensitive information without first being properly vetted, Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy introduced a bill Wednesday to try to make the law require necessary security clearances. Murphy’s bill, her office stated in a news […]
Associated PressJuly 13, 2016
12min265
The Latest on the 2016 presidential campaign ahead of the Republican and Democratic national conventions (all times EDT): 1:30 p.m. Indiana Sen. Dan Coats says Donald Trump hasn’t made up his mind about who to select as his running mate. Coats told The Associated Press Wednesday that he spoke with Gov. Mike Pence late Tuesday […]
Phil AmmannJanuary 14, 2016
2min180
In the lead-up to Iowa and New Hampshire, Marco Rubio’s campaign adds two staff members from the U.S. Senate, including a former Mitt Romney press aide. Kristine Michalson, who has been press secretary for Indiana Republican Sen. Dan Coats and the Joint Economic Committee, will be Rubio’s new director of press advance, Roll Call reports. “You […]