Photos of the Week: Pre-Memorial Day weekend edition
We started off the week with politicians throwing articles of clothing from the stage, and wrapped it up with a tornado warning in Washington. Here’s the entire pre-Memorial Day recess week...
What’s the Point of Charging Foreign State-Linked Hackers?
The May 7 indictment of a Chinese national and unnamed conspirator for hacking and stealing data from nearly 80 million customers of the health care company Anthem in 2015, which researchers previously linked to Chinese state-sponsored actors, is the latest iteration of a four-year U.S. government...
Around 600,000 Afghan children face death through malnutrition without emergency funds: UNICEF
In Afghanistan, children suffering from the most serious form of malnutrition may die, unless $7 million in funding is found within weeks, UNICEF said on Friday. ...
Google bots shut down Baltimore officials’ ransomware workaround Gmail accounts
Google automatically suspended accounts after detecting they were from same network. Via Ars Technica...
Theresa May Broke Britain
Her legacy is a mangled party in a mangled Parliament in a badly mangled country. Analysis from Foreign Policy...
$19.1 billion disaster relief bill hits GOP delay in House
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, said he'd block a unanimous consent request to pass a $19.1 billion supplemental appropriations bill for victims of hurricanes, flooding, wildfires and other disasters, stalling final action until after...
Politics WatchDog – Viral video of Nancy Pelosi slowed down her speech
The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | Viral video of Nancy Pelosi slowed down her speech
A video circulating on Facebook gives the impression that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke in a very slurred manner at a public event. That video isn’t an accurate representation of Pelosi’s...
After Draghi (Wonkish)
Europe: Surprising success, scary fragility--- Opinion from the New York Times' Paul Krugman...
Why does Alexa save transcripts of user conversations? This senator asked Amazon
A Democratic senator sent a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Thursday requesting information about why the company retains transcripts of conversations recorded by Amazon Echo devices, even after users have pressed “delete.” Amazon’s...
Good Health Supports Good Governance
Trump’s budget reopens old—and unnecessary—arguments about the efficacy of health aid. Analysis from Foreign Policy...
Pressure mounts on expiring Medicaid programs for U.S. Territories, safety net hospitals
Advocates are worried about two Medicaid programs that need additional funding before the end of the fiscal year — U.S. territories’ programs and funding for safety net hospitals. The end of...