Facebook’s new plan to fight fake news? Ask the mainstream media who to trust

Facebook’s new plan to fight fake news? Ask the mainstream media who to trust

Facebook announced a series of new features they would be introducing to the social media site in an effort to combat the distribution of fake news stories.  These features come after Facebook and other internet giants like Google received criticism in the media for permitting the spread of false new stories that some claim turned […]

Former Republican presidential candidate says Russia hacked his accounts, calls for ‘crippling sanctions’ against Putin

Former Republican presidential candidate says Russia hacked his accounts, calls for ‘crippling sanctions’ against Putin

Sen. Lindsey Graham accused Russian hackers of targeting his campaign accounts in an interview on CNN Wednesday. Graham, a former Republican presidential candidate, said the vendor that administered his campaign’s accounts was hacked in June. Graham, who sits on the Armed Services Committee, floated the possibility of “crippling sanctions” to help rein in Russia. “This […]

Donald Trump’s victory sparks optimism in an unlikely place: Iran

Donald Trump’s victory sparks optimism in an unlikely place: Iran

Donald Trump had sharp words for Iran during his presidential campaign, but Iranian leaders see reasons for hope in a Trump presidency. For hard-liners, Trump’s threats to revisit the nuclear deal, which Iran struck with six world powers including the United States, bolsters their constant refrain that Washington cannot be trusted. Meanwhile, moderate President Hassan […]

Military report: Trump pick Michael Flynn shared classified intel

Military report: Trump pick Michael Flynn shared classified intel

Washington (CNN)Donald Trump’s incoming national security adviser “inappropriately shared” classified intelligence with foreign military personnel, according to a just-surfaced military summary of the inquiry. Michael Flynn, the controversial head of intelligence for the coalition in Afghanistan at the time, unintentionally violated intelligence regulations when serving as the Army’s deputy chief of staff for intelligence, according […]

REPORT: Intelligence officials believe Putin was directly involved in the Democratic Party hacks

REPORT: Intelligence officials believe Putin was directly involved in the Democratic Party hacks

US intelligence officials believe Russian President Vladimir Putin was most likely directly involved in the hacking campaign that targeted Democratic Party officials and organizations during the US presidential election, NBC News reportedTuesday. Two of the unnamed intelligence officials cited by NBC News pointed to new evidence they say shows Putin directed the distribution of hacked […]

Former Navy SEAL and Congressman Ryan Zinke called a “Putin fanboy”

Former Navy SEAL and Congressman Ryan Zinke called a “Putin fanboy”

Esquire recently published an article titled, “Donald Trump Just Tapped Another Putin Fanboy for His Cabinet” by Charles P. Pierce, which is critical of Rep. Zinke’s nomination for Secretary of the Interior. Citing the Washington Times, Pierce makes his basis for calling Rep. Zinke a “Putin fanboy” from Zinke’s interpretation of Trump’s critique of President Obama. There […]

Ex-CIA chief says Trump risks blame for an attack if he skips briefings

Ex-CIA chief says Trump risks blame for an attack if he skips briefings

Former CIA director Leon Panetta said on Wednesday that President-elect Donald Trump risked being blamed after any potential attack on the United States if he refused to receive more regular intelligence briefings. U.S. officials told Reuters that Trump is receiving an average of one presidential intelligence briefing a week – far fewer than most of […]

Fighting in Aleppo ends in Syrian victory amid allegations of civilian ‘slaughter’

Fighting in Aleppo ends in Syrian victory amid allegations of civilian ‘slaughter’

After years of fighting, the Syrian government claimed victory on Tuesday over rebel groups holding out in the besieged city of Aleppo.  Reports of a ceasefire were confirmed by Russia’s envoy to the United Nations, stating that fighting would cease Tuesday evening to allow fighters that remain in rebel controlled regions of the city to […]

Google has signed a deal to bring faster internet speeds to Cuba

Google has signed a deal to bring faster internet speeds to Cuba

Google and the Cuban government have signed a deal allowing the internet giant to provide faster access to its data by installing servers on the island that will store much of the company’s most popular content. Storing Google data in Cuba eliminates the long distances that signals must travel from the island through Venezuela to […]

Harry Reid says Russian hacking is ‘as big a deal as Watergate or 9/11’

Harry Reid says Russian hacking is ‘as big a deal as Watergate or 9/11’

Outgoing Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid compared the gravity of Russia’s alleged meddling in the US presidential election to the Watergate scandal and the 9/11 terror attacks. “I think they should have a 9/11-type commission,” Reid said during an interview with BuzzFeed Tuesday night, referring to the panel that examined the details of the September 11, […]

Wisconsin recount results effectively seal Trump victory, again

Wisconsin recount results effectively seal Trump victory, again

After Green Party candidate Jill Stein requested an official recount in Wisconsin, officials there have reaffirmed President-elect Donald Trump’s victory with one small change: they added 131 votes to his total.  According to the LA Times: Donald Trump slightly widened his lead over Hillary Clinton in a recount of Wisconsin’s presidential contest, leaving him more […]

Trump taps Montana congressman Ryan Zinke as interior secretary

Trump taps Montana congressman Ryan Zinke as interior secretary

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke, who has represented Montana’s at-large congressional seat for one term, to serve as secretary of the Department of the Interior, according to an individual with firsthand knowledge of the decision. Zinke, who studied geology as an undergraduate at the University of Oregon and served as a Navy […]