Strategist Steve Bannon leaves Trump’s turbulent White House

Trump accepted Bannon’s resignation on Friday, ending a turbulent seven months for his chief strategist, the latest to depart from the president’s administration in turmoil.

By: Jill Colvin, The Associated Press and Jonathan Lemire
The National Security Agency is located at Fort Meade, Md. (Patrick Semansky/AP)

Trump elevates Cyber Command; split with NSA still an option

President Donald Trump has announced plans to elevate U.S. Cyber Command to the status of a unified combatant command, underscoring the significance of the cyberspace-focused mission on national security.

By: Aaron Mehta and Leo Shane III

Officials: State Dept suffers worldwide email outage

U.S. officials say the State Department has suffered a worldwide email outage affecting its entire unclassified system.

By: Matthew Lee, The Associated Press
The Atlas V rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Aug. 18, 2017. NASA launched the last of its longtime tracking and communication satellites that day. (NASA via AP)

NASA launches last of its longtime tracking satellites

The end of an era came with the morning liftoff of TDRS-M, the 13th satellite in the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite network.

By: Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press

Hacker admits creating malware used to hack DNC in 2016 election

The investigation into Russian involvement with the 2016 United States’ election has gained invaluable intel.

By: Rachael Kalinyak
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