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NEW: The known reach of cyberattacks on water systems continues to expand to include Michigan + other states and could be far wider. Officials say Iran remains top suspect despite Trump's rejection of the notion. Water remains safe, but experts are spooked www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/u...

Scope of Hacks on U.S. Water Supply Widens as Evidence Points to Iran (Gift Article)Michigan and Minnesota are among at least seven states coping with cyberattacks aimed at disrupting water systems nationwide.www.nytimes.com

It's important to note the FBI's own public service announcement, published late Thursday evening, prominently notes "at least seven states" have reported since last weekend attempts to compromise water systems (Rockwell PLCs) "and some of that activity degraded water operations"

New: Investigators believe a cyberattack this week on dozens of municipal water systems in Minnesota was probably the work of Iranian hackers, a potential act of aggression that comes at a precarious moment in the U.S. war against Iran. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...

U.S. Sees Iran as Likely Behind Cyberattack on Minnesota Water Systems (Gift Article)Investigators cautioned that the assessment was preliminary. There were no indications that any water supply had been rendered unsafe to drink.www.nytimes.com

Asked recently how much deference the White House should expect for the remainder of his time in Congress, Cornyn replied with a wry grin: “Loyalty is a two-way street.” www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

‘YOLO’ Republican Senator Plays Hardball With TrumpLess than three months ago, John Cornyn was championing a bill to rename a highway after President Trump. Now, the senior senator from Texas is threatening to block Trump’s nominees.www.wsj.com

The rogue agent that escaped from OpenAI and went on a days-long hacking spree at the AI firm Hugging Face also compromised a customer at a second tech company: New York-based Modal Labs. www.reuters.com/business/ope...

EXCLUSIVE: OpenAI's rogue agent compromised a customer at a second tech firm, executive saysThe rogue agent that escaped from OpenAI and went on a days-long hacking spree at the AI firm Hugging Face also compromised a customer at a second tech company — New York-based Modal Labs — according ...www.reuters.com

New: Anthropic A.I. Model Finds Flaws in Tough-to-Crack Encryption Algorithms www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/u...

An Anthropic Claude AI Model Finds Flaws in Tough-to-Crack Encryption Algorithms (Gift Article)Claude Mythos Preview discovered new attacks in testing against weakened cryptographic algorithms, which protect online financial transactions, private communications and more.www.nytimes.com

Iran’s New Leader Is More Open to Pursuing a Nuclear Weapon, U.S. Intelligence Says www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/u...

Iran’s New Leader Is More Open to Pursuing a Nuclear Weapon, U.S. Intelligence SaysThe previous supreme leader, who was killed early in the war, had renounced nuclear weapons. U.S. spy agencies believe his son is more interested in building a bomb.www.nytimes.com

"Three military officials said that one reason behind the change was that the Trump administration decided to remove four service members killed this past weekend from the list...because their deaths occurred after President Trump declared a cease-fire." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/u...

Number of U.S. Troop Deaths in Iran War Appears Lower on Pentagon WebsiteThree military officials and a Pentagon spokesman gave conflicting explanations for why the number of Americans killed in the Iran war had changed.www.nytimes.com

The Justice Dept. said on Thursday that it would withdraw the subpoenas that sought phone records and grand jury testimony from New York Times journalists who had reported on the security capabilities of President Trump’s new Qatari-built Air Force One jet www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/b...

U.S. to Withdraw Subpoenas Issued to New York Times Journalists (Gift Article)A federal judge raised questions about the government’s handling of the subpoenas, which The Times said were an attempt to intimidate the free press.www.nytimes.com

Wyden cites subpoenas against NYT reporters as a reason for his vote against Jay Clayton to oversee U.S. intelligence agencies, saying there are “credible allegations that he provided false testimony … about intimidation subpoenas sent about New York Times reporting.”

Trump Pushes Chinese Election Threat, but Files Show Russia’s Heavy Hand www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/u...

Trump Pushes Chinese Election Threat, but Files Show Russia’s Heavy Handwww.nytimes.com

U.S. Sought Phone Records of Times Journalists and Their Relatives www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/b...

Trump Administration Sought Phone Records of Times Journalists and Their RelativesThe government is aggressively seeking the confidential sources of Times reporters who wrote about the president’s new Air Force One. The Times has asked a judge to quash the subpoenas.www.nytimes.com

On today’s front page of The New York Times: Trump Enlists Spy Agencies In ‘20 Grudge Federal Push to Revive Voting-Fraud Claims www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/u...

Mullin just parroted an Iranian disinformation operation from 2020.

Former officials have noted the irony in Trump’s dismantling election security efforts that had been either created or strengthened during his first term. Most crucially, he has purged his admin of people who will push back on bogus claims. We are in a different place than we were in 2020.

Untangling what Trump said about China, which does not match what the newly declassified documents say about China. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/u...

Trump Released Documents on China and the 2020 Election. Here’s What We Know.President Trump claimed that China had tried to acquire American voter data. Possessing such information would not allow votes to be manipulated.www.nytimes.com

A reminder that bears repeating: Trump has systematically dismantled election security efforts within the federal government during his second term.

President Trump has sowed doubts about the integrity of U.S. elections for over a decade. What he has not done is furnish proof to support his claims. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/u...

Trump Is Expected to Revisit Election Security. Here’s What to Know.Repeated investigations and audits have debunked claims by the president and his allies of widespread fraud or manipulation in 2020 or other elections.www.nytimes.com

The Trump administration issued subpoenas on Friday to several journalists for The New York Times, after the news outlet reported this week on security concerns involving President Trump’s new Qatari-donated Air Force One. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/b...

Times Journalists Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on MediaThe Justice Department is seeking to compel testimony from reporters who wrote about the new Air Force One. The Times called the move a “brazen act.”www.nytimes.com

"People close to him say they don’t expect him to retire this summer or fall. And in a strong indication that he intends to stay through at least June 2027, he has hired a full roster of four law clerks for next term, according to a person close to Alito." www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

Samuel Alito, a MAGA-Friendly Justice With a New Conservative Legal VisionSamuel Alito is fusing establishment conservatism and the Trump movement into a new legal doctrine. His approach to the law may outlast them both.www.wsj.com