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Opinion: Even Hollywood wouldnt have scripted the saga of Putin, Navalny and Trump CNN 12/22/2020 © NGAN/Getty Images/Zemlianichenko/AP In the waning weeks of the convulsive Trump presidency, in the last days of the surreal year 2020, three stories are coming together to produce the kind of cinematic ending that -- like much of what we have experienced this year -- even Hollywood executives might have found too far-fetched to put on screen. In the past day, we learned ever more dramatic det...

U.S. must respond strongly to massive cyberattack Once again, Trump is ignoring Russia while too many in Congress stay quiet.  By EDITORIAL BOARD, Star Tribune December 21, 2020 — 5:36pm Text size Copy shortlink: The scale and scope of the recently revealed computer hack of scores of federal government agencies, U.S. corporations and perhaps other targets appears to be unprecedented. The U.S. response must be commensurate. First, a...

comments At a press conference on Monday, outgoing Attorney General Bill Barr became the latest senior official to link the Russian government to a massive and ongoing cyberattack against U.S. federal agencies, even as President Donald Trump downplays the hack and seeks again to shift focus away from Moscow. Experts have specifically blamed the hack on a group known as APT29, or "Cozy Bear," a Russian intelligence cyber unit that had targeted Democratic National Committee systems in 2...

Joe Biden says US will hit Russia with cyberattacks in retaliation for data hack President-elect said data breach posed grave risk to America and cannot go unanswered Joe Biden said: "I promise you there will be a response" Credit: GETTY IMAGES Joe Biden last night suggested he would launch retaliatory cyber attacks against Russia in the wake of a recent massive data breach of the US government. The hacking was apparently carried out by Russia and posed a "grave risk" to national security that ...

News From Antiwar.com Original and up-to-date news Biden’s Chief of Staff Says Response to Hack Will Go Beyond Sanctions Sources told Reuters that the Biden administration is considering financial penalties and cyberattacks on Russias infrastructure The incoming White House chief of staff for Joe Biden said on Sunday that the next administration’s response to a recently discovered cyberattack that targeted several government agencies will be more than “just sanctions.” “In terms of t...

By Susan Jones | December 21, 2020 | 5:39am EST Senator Mitt Romney (R-Utah) is frequently at odds with his fellow Republicans. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) (CNSNews.com) - President Donald Trump "has a blind spot when it comes to Russia," Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said on Sunday. In the same interview with CNNs "State of the Union," Romney had praise for Democrat Joe Biden: I think that president-elect Biden is a clear-eyed and intelligent indiv...

Outgoing Attorney General Bill Barr addresses questions on special counsels during a Justice Department press conference. Attorney General William Barr on Monday contradicted President Trump and sided with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in blaming the Russians for a major hack into American government systems that compromised several major agencies.  The Russians, it was revealed earlier this month, hacked into SolarWinds, a software company that manages information technology infrastructure...

In his final days as attorney general, William Barr is separating himself further from Donald Trump on key issues of concern to the president. Trump has reportedly been considering appointing special counsels to investigate the foreign business dealings of President-elect Joe Biden’s son Hunter and to investigate allegations of election fraud. Barr said neither is necessary. “If I thought a special counsel at this stage was the right tool and was appropriate, I would name one,” Barr told ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Sen. Mitt Romney said Sunday he sees the recently-discovered cyber hack against the U.S. as a form of cyber warfare that could "cripple us" as a country, and he believes President Donald Trump has a "blind spot" for Russia. Romney also said in a pair of appearances on network news programs on Sunday that he is "disappointed" in the president for speculating that someone other than Russia is responsible for the cyber hack. Trump tweeted on Saturday that news reports of th...

Joe Bidens team vows sanctions over cyberattacks dw.com 12/21/2020 dw.com Joe Biden will hit back at Russia with more than "just sanctions," for its suspected role in recent cyberattacks, his chief of staff said. A bipartisan group of lawmakers has called for a "strong response" by the US. © Joshua Roberts/Getty Images/AFP Joe Bidens team is considering multiple options over Russias alleged role in a hacking campaign Joe Bidens chief of staff on Sunday suggested that the US...