by Dwight A. Weingarten | Aug 28, 2019 | Featured, National Security
Baltimore Mayor Bernard “Jack” Young faced a crisis less than a week into his new job when a ransomware attack hit the city’s computer systems — cutting off emails and shutting down online bill collections for everything from utilities to real estate...
by Dwight A. Weingarten | Aug 20, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Next month, for the first time in over 25 years, a proposal to make Washington the 51st state will have a hearing in the House of Representatives. For third-generation Washingtonian and 28-year member of Congress Eleanor Holmes Norton, the issue of...
by Dwight A. Weingarten | Jun 13, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — After the president said he would not necessarily tell the FBI if a foreign adversary contacted his campaign during the upcoming election, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi responded Thursday by saying, “Follow the money.” While House Minority Leader Kevin...
by Dwight A. Weingarten | Jun 12, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Inspired by Jeremiah 22, verses 1 through 5, Rev. William J. Barber II led a group of faith leaders in a march towards the White House gates to deliver what he called “a moral report” to the president. The idea for the march came from a gathering of...
by Dwight A. Weingarten | Jun 5, 2019 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Nearly a month after a cyberattack made many online systems in Baltimore inoperable, Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., whose district includes much of Baltimore, said Tuesday that many jurisdictions need investments in cybersecurity. “One of the biggest...
