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U.S. Military Members, Families Hit With Hacks From Russia, Terror Orgs

Military families petition Congress to help them fend off threats, hacks from cyber terrorists

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Russian and other state-backed hackers continue to target U.S. military members and their families, holding their personal information hostage and threatening, among other things, to attack service members and their families in their homes.

Senators Warn Georgia: U.S. Will Not Tolerate Backslide Into Authoritarianism

As Georgia teeters on the brink, leading U.S. observers warn democracy is quickly eroding

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As Georgia teeters of the brink of a backslide into authoritarianism, two leading senators are warning that a campaign of repression against pro-Western protesters opens the door "for increased Russian meddling in the country" and could jeopardize the historically close relationship between the U.S. and Georgia.

Trump Admin Again Grants Iran Pass to Conduct Nuclear Work, Angering GOP Hawks

Administration reissues sanctions waivers at center of interagency Iran fight


The Trump administration has again renewed key sanctions waivers permitting Iran to conduct sensitive nuclear work, generating anger among GOP hawks who have long called for the administration to quit giving Tehran a pass on its pursuit of an atomic weapon.