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Iran-backed hack attempt on government officials ‘completely routine activity’
Microsoft observed thousands of attempts to breach email accounts of U.S. officials and a presidential campaign.
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Deal sealed on federal budget, ensuring no shutdown, default
The deal, announced by President Donald Trump on Twitter and in a statement by Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, will restore the government’s ability to borrow to pay its bills past next year’s elections and build upon recent large budget gains for both the Pentagon and domestic agencies.
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Inhofe urges Republicans to back budget deal for military’s sake
With Senate Republicans split on whether to pass a bipartisan $2.7 trillion budget deal, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jim Inhofe worked to rally senators to the defense spending increase the deal represents.
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Court allows a class-action lawsuit against VA for the first time
Previous attempts to force the department to respond to a large group of veterans complaints instead of individual cases failed to meet the court’s standards.
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Trump pick for national intelligence director is withdrawing
The move underscored the uncertainty over Texas Rep. John Ratcliffe’s confirmation prospects. Democrats openly dismissed him as an unqualified partisan and Republicans offered only lukewarm and tentative expressions of support.
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Border official resigns amid uproar over migrant children
Customs and Border Protection is the agency that apprehends and first detains migrant parents and children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Lawyers who visited facilities last week described squalid conditions to The Associated Press, which first reported on the complaints.
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David Trachtenberg, No. 2 policy official, exits Pentagon
Yet another spot in the Pentagon is opening up with the exit of the department’s No. 2 policy official.
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House Dems offer new limit for DoD’s border wall ‘slush fund’
House Democrats have announced a bill to sharply limit the Pentagon’s authority to reprogram military construction funds.
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Florida city pays $600,000 ransom to save computer records
The Riviera Beach City Council voted unanimously this week to pay the hackers’ demands, believing the Palm Beach suburb had no choice if it wanted to retrieve its records, which the hackers encrypted.
