Jul 20, 2018

Three senior cybersecurity officials to leave FBI

Scott Smith, the retiring assistant director for the Cyber Division at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing. Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Three high-level cybersecurity officials are retiring from the FBI, reports WSJ.

Why it matters: While it is not uncommon for officials to leave after become eligible for retirement benefits at age 50, the timing and scale of the exodus is noteworthy given President Trump's criticism of the intelligence community and the ongoing cyber threats from Russia and other foreign adversaries.

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Orion Rummler

Updated 29 mins ago - Politics & Policy

U.S. enters 6th day of nationwide protests over George Floyd's killing

A protest in Philadelphia on May 31. Photo: Mark Makela/Getty Images

Cleveland police informed media outlets on Sunday that they are included in the city's downtown curfew, which began at noon and runs until 8 a.m. on Monday, police said. Cleveland police tweeted earlier that curfew violators are subject to arrest.

The big picture: Protests have continued across the country for six days, as demonstrators call for justice in response to the deaths of George Floyd and other other black Americans who have died in police custody or who have been killed in racist attacks.

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Sara Fischer

Updated 35 mins ago - Politics & Policy

Journalists get caught in the crosshairs as protests unfold

A man waves a Black Lives Matter flag atop the CNN logo outside the CNN Center during a protest in response to the police killing of George Floyd, Atlanta, Georgia, May 29. Photo: Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images

Dozens of journalists across the country tweeted videos Saturday night of themselves and their crews getting arrested, being shot at by police with rubber bullets, targeted with tear gas by authorities or assaulted by protesters.

Driving the news: The violence got so bad over the weekend that on Sunday the Cleveland police said the media was not allowed downtown unless "they are inside their place of business" — drawing ire from news outlets around the country, who argued that such access is a critical part of adequately covering protests.

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Rebecca Falconer

Updated 55 mins ago - Politics & Policy

Tanker truck plows into Minneapolis protesters

The tanker after plowing into protesters on the shut-down bridge in Minneapolis on Sunday evening. Authorities said it appeared protesters escaped injury. Photo: Jeff Wheeler/Star Tribune via Getty Images

Minnesota authorities said in a statement they're investigating as a criminal matter what happened with a truck that "drove into demonstrators" on a Minneapolis bridge Sunday evening while the eight-lane road was closed for a protest.

What they're saying: Minnesota Department of Public Safety tweeted, "Very disturbing actions by a truck driver on I-35W, inciting a crowd of peaceful demonstrators. The truck driver was injured & taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. He is under arrest. It doesn't appear any protesters were hit by the truck."

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