Rubio calls intel chief's refusal to provide documents "absurd"
Sens. Mark Warner and Marco Rubio, the top members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, are urging the director of national intelligence to grant them access to sensitive documents found at President Biden's home and office and former President Donald Trump's Florida estate. Their full interview with Margaret Brennan airs on "Face the Nation" on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023.
news.yahoo.comWarner and Rubio united in demanding access to Trump, Biden documents
Sens. Mark Warner and Marco Rubio, the top members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, are urging the director of national intelligence to grant them access to sensitive documents found at President Biden's home and office and former President Donald Trump's Florida estate. Their full interview with Margaret Brennan airs on "Face the Nation" on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023.
news.yahoo.comVirginia Rep. McEachin dies at 61 after cancer battle
U.S. Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Va., died Monday after a battle with colorectal cancer, his office said. McEachin represented Virginia's 4th Congressional District, which includes part of Richmond and extends south to the North Carolina border. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called her late colleague “a tireless champion for Virginia families and a force for economic opportunity and environmental justice.”
news.yahoo.comSenate Intelligence chair says it's 'stunning' that over 20 years after Sept. 11, attacks on the symbol of democracy are 'not coming from terrorists' but from 'insurgents' at the Capitol on Jan. 6
Sen. Mark Warner said he hopes to see the "same kind of unity of spirit," after the January 6 riot as he did following the 9/11 attacks.
news.yahoo.comThis week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," September 11, 2022: Warner, McKenzie, Pierce, Markarova, Lumumba
Sen. Mark Warner, Retired Gen. Frank McKenzie, British Ambassador to the United States Karen Pierce, and more, will appear on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" this Sunday.
cbsnews.comStudent-loan borrowers who combined their debts with a current or former spouse just took a 'huge step' toward relief, Democratic senator says
Law prohibits student-loan borrowers from separating combined debt with a spouse, even after divorce. Sen. Mark Warner's bill would change that.
news.yahoo.comFour states receive first allocations of $10B broadband fund
More than half a billion dollars in federal funding will be sent to four U.S. states to expand broadband access as part of a sweeping national effort to bring affordable service to rural and low-income Americans, the U.S. Treasury Department announced Tuesday. Louisiana, New Hampshire, Virginia and West Virginia are the first to benefit from this aspect of the $10 billion Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund, which is expected to bring internet service to 200,000 homes and businesses in the four states.
news.yahoo.comCorrection: Intelligence-Foreign Interference story
In a story published December 23, 2021, about delays in creating a U.S. foreign malign influence center, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Iran sponsored an email campaign intended to intimidate Democratic-leaning voters into supporting former President Donald Trump during the 2020 presidential election.
Thousands of intel officers refusing vaccine risk dismissal
Thousands of intelligence officers could soon face dismissal for failing to comply with the U.S. government’s vaccine mandate, leading to concerns from Republican lawmakers about potentially hurting agencies considered critical to national security.
Warner threatens to vote against $3.5 trillion bill over housing assistance for black families
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) is warning that he could vote against the $3.5 trillion budget package, if more money isn’t added for housing assistance to close the racial wealth gap in the current House version of the bill, Axios has learned.Why it matters: Warner’s threat is another indication that the proposal will face a variety of obstacles before the House and Senate can agree to a top line number, how that money is spent on specific programs — and how to pay for it all.Stay on top of the latest
news.yahoo.comMore Virginia sites set to welcome Afghan immigrant influx
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s administration has received notification that the Department of Defense has authorized the use of Marine Corps Base Quantico to house Afghan refugees, as well as a national guard installation in central Virginia.
Senate Democrats promise probe into chaotic Afghan withdrawal
Senate Democrats on Monday promised that they would investigate how and why the U.S. military departure from Afghanistan was bungled, even as most in President Biden’s party said that they supported his decision to pull American troops out of the country.
news.yahoo.comSenators race to seal infrastructure deal as pressure mounts
Senators are racing to seal a bipartisan infrastructure deal as soon as Monday, as pressure is mounting on all sides to show progress on President Joe Biden's top priority. Heading into a make-or-break week, key senators and staff spent the weekend trying to reach a final agreement. One major roadblock is how much money should go to public transit.
news.yahoo.comSenators race to overcome final snags in infrastructure deal
Lawmakers racing to seal a bipartisan infrastructure deal early this coming week are hitting a major roadblock over how much money should go to public transit, the group’s lead Republican negotiator said Sunday. As discussions continued through the weekend, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman said both sides were “about 90% of the way there” on an agreement. “We have one issue outstanding, and we’re not getting much response from the Democrats on it,” he said.
news.yahoo.comAP sources: SolarWinds hack got emails of top DHS officials
The short answer for many security experts and federal officials is that it can’t — at least not without some significant changes. Ad“The SolarWinds hack was a victory for our foreign adversaries, and a failure for DHS,” said Sen. The FAA initially told the AP in mid-February that it had not been affected by the SolarWinds hack, only to issue a second statement a few days later that it was continuing to investigate. Federal officials said that amount is only a down payment on much bigger planned spending to improve threat detection. The hosting services of Amazon Web Services and GoDaddy were used by the SolarWinds hackers to evade detection, officials said recently.
From vote to virus, misinformation campaign targets Latinos
The effort showed how social media and other technology can be leveraged to spread misinformation so quickly that those trying to stop it cannot keep up. Straka said via email that nothing from the #WalkAway Campaign ”encourages people not to vote.” He declined further comment. Democrats blame misinformation efforts for helping Trump win larger-than-expected shares of Latino support in normally reliably blue areas. AdNow researchers will be watching to see if misinformation — especially that meant to discredit COVID-19 vaccines — spreads among congressional districts. So far, Congress isn't investigating Spanish-language misinformation to see if its origins spread beyond Latin America.
Takeaways: What hearings have revealed about Jan. 6 failures
Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON – Many questions remain unanswered about the failure to prevent the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The Capitol Police also did its own intelligence assessment warning that Congress could be targeted on Jan. 6. Four House committees are probing what went wrong with that data collection, including the House intelligence committee. “I don’t want our committee’s examination to be about Trump or about Jan. 6,” Warner, D-Va., said in an interview. Thousands of National Guard troops still guard the Capitol, which is now surrounded by fencing and barbed wire and closed off to the public.
Impeachment vote becomes defining moment for GOP senator
But the North Carolina Republican’s vote to convict former President Donald Trump should not have come as a shock. AdWith Burr retiring at the end of his term in 2022, it’s a vote that could end up defining his career. Exactly a year later, as the Russia investigation was wrapping up, Burr’s time leading the committee came to an abrupt end. He sided with most Republicans in a vote to dismiss the trial, creating an expectation he’d also vote to acquit. AdSo when Burr stood up to vote for Trump's conviction, many in the chamber wondered if there would be other surprises.
Suspected Russian hack fuels new US action on cybersecurity
AdThe reaction reflects the severity of a hack that was disclosed only in December. The administration has also proposed expanding by 30% the budget of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency, or CISA, a little-known entity now under intense scrutiny because of the SolarWinds breach. The breach was discovered in early December by the private security firm FireEye, a cause of concern for some officials. AdRight after the hack was announced, the Treasury Department bypassed its normal competitive contracting process to hire the private security firm CrowdStrike, U.S. contract records show. “In practical terms, what that meant is they weren’t invited in because no department or agency wants to look bad,” he said.
US still unraveling 'sophisticated' hack of 9 gov't agencies
Ad“This is a sophisticated actor who did their best to hide their tracks,” she told reporters at the White House. It will take us some time to uncover this layer by layer.”U.S. authorities have said the breach, disclosed in December, appeared to be the work of Russian hackers. “This isn’t the only case of malicious cyber activity of likely Russian origin, either for us or for our allies and partners,” Neuberger added. Intelligence agencies did not detect the breach because they largely have "no visibility into private-sector networks," and it was launched within the U.S., Neuberger said. The Biden administration supports changes to “culture and authorities” that prevented the hack from being detected on the federal civilian systems, she added.