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President Donald Trump downplayed the severity of a massive hacking attack on the U.S. government Saturday and deflected blame from Russia. After refusing for days to comment on the hack, Trump claimed it was being hyped “far greater” by the media “than in actuality.” He also suggested Russia was not really to blame, directly contradicting

Washington (AFP) – Russia was “pretty clearly” behind a devastating cyberattack on several US government agencies that also hit targets worldwide, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said. Microsoft said late Thursday that it had notified more than 40 customers hit by the malware, which security experts say could allow attackers unfettered network access to key

WASHINGTON — Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, who leads the Senate Intelligence Committee, vowed that the U.S. will retaliate for a massive, ongoing cyberattack that has compromised private companies and government agencies — including the Energy Department’s National Nuclear Security Administration. On Friday, Rubio tweeted “the methods used to carry out the cyberhack are consistent

It happens every time our presidency is transitioning from one party to the other. Sooner or later, one of the Incomings proclaims something that sounds, to oversensitive incumbent ears, a bit too much like policymaking. And then, one of the Outgoings reflexively dishes out this oldest chestnut: “America only has one president at a time.”