Suzanne Smalley
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Washington, DC, United States
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Insiders worry CISA is too distracted from critical cyber mission
The agency appears to be struggling with internal divisions, morale problems and growing concerns about leadership priorities. → Read More
Nord Stream pipeline disinformation fits pattern of Russian information warfare
Experts say the way Russia is using disinformation around Nord Stream fits a pattern of how it historically approaches information warfare. → Read More
Democrat says Republican ad claiming he protects pedophiles is aimed at QAnon followers
Rep. Tom Malinowski, locked in a tight reelection race, says an attack ad meant to appeal to QAnon sympathizers has been unleashed on him by Republicans. → Read More
Expect a clear outcome to the election, Biden senior adviser says
Senior Biden adviser Bob Bauer says he has faith in election officials who are working hard around the country. Bauer does not expect a contested outcome. → Read More
Supreme Court expansion could follow confirmation of Ginsburg replacement, activist says
"Everything is on the table” to stop President Trump from creating a hard right majority on the Supreme Court, Nan Aron, president of a leading progressive advocacy group, told Yahoo News. → Read More
More women allege coerced hysterectomies at ICE center
The ICE detention center where alleged forced hysterectomies took place has a checkered history of inmate abuse claims. New victims of the prison gynecologist have come forward. → Read More
Post-COVID heart damage alarms researchers: 'There was a black hole' in infected cells
While more studies are needed, researchers and doctors throughout the country are warning of a likely connection between COVID-19 and a serious heart condition. → Read More
Doctors alarmed as FDA floats 'emergency use' of COVID-19 vaccine, bypassing trials
“It’s a lesser review, it’s a lower-quality review, and when you’re talking about vaccinating a large chunk of the American population, that’s not acceptable,” said one vaccine expert. → Read More
'Misinformation' from Fox News helps shape Trump's views, CNN's Brian Stelter says
A sizable portion of the “misinformation” released by the Trump White House originates from stories that first appear on Fox News, CNN media critic Brian Stelter told Yahoo News on Monday. → Read More
Conservative power broker Matt Schlapp is 'disappointed' in George W. Bush for snubbing Trump
“When you see the socialist agenda that’s being put forward by the Democratic Party, I think you can get past some of your personal animosity and support the president, especially when you see what the Democrats want to do to the policy legacy that you care about,” Schlapp said. → Read More
Longtime Biden ally Sen. Chris Coons says former vice president is guided by faith
Sen. Chris Coons, a Delaware Democrat who will introduce Joe Biden at the DNC tonight, previews his speech, which will center on Biden's faith. → Read More
Where does Kamala Harris’s toughness come from? The two indomitable women who raised her.
Kamala Harris's early years in a working-class African-American neighborhood shaped the life of the future senator and vice presidential candidate. → Read More
Former Sen. Barbara Boxer says Kamala Harris should apologize for her prosecutorial record if she believes she erred
Former Sen. Barbara Boxer believes that vice presidential pick Kamala Harris should apologize for her record as a tough prosecutor, if she believes she was wrong. → Read More
After fatal great white shark attack in Maine, debate intensifies over culling seals
Some business owners and politicians in the Northeast, worried that more shark sightings and beach closures could lead to a downturn in tourism, want the seal population culled, but not everyone thinks that’s the answer. → Read More
Manchin counters Obama on eliminating filibuster: 'I will do everything I can to prevent it'
Former President Barack Obama has called on the Senate to do away with the filibuster, but that won’t happen if West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin has anything to say about it. → Read More
Mueller 'let Trump get away with lying,' former House special counsel says
Former special counsel Robert Mueller's decision not to charge President Trump with obstruction of justice was an “unconscionable” lapse that “let Trump get away with lying,” Norm Eisen, former special counsel for the House Judiciary Committee, said in a Wednesday interview on the Yahoo News podcast → Read More
Doctors behind viral COVID-19 misinformation video met with Vice President Pence
A group of doctors who took part in a viral video that was taken down Tuesday by social media companies for spreading disinformation about the coronavirus met with Vice President Mike Pence, according to Jenny Beth Martin, co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots, an influential far-right group that organized → Read More
Portland arrests put low-profile Federal Protective Service in the spotlight
The Federal Protective Service, a small and relatively obscure part of the government charged with securing federal buildings, has suddenly emerged into the spotlight as the lead agency in the crackdown on the nightly demonstrations in Portland, Ore. → Read More
Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden says Trump sent federal agents to Portland to boost reelection hopes
Sen. Ron Wyden told Yahoo News on Tuesday that he believes the Trump administration’s crackdown on protesters in Portland is an unconstitutional and divisive effort to boost the president’s sagging reelection efforts. → Read More
School officials in frantic scramble to plan — and pay for — reopening
Weeks before the 2020-21 school year is due to start, plans vary wildly from district to district, with school superintendents across the country scrambling to figure out how to safely educate children during a pandemic and a looming financial crisis. → Read More