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The New York Times 5:44 pm on March 27, 2022
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American Officials Try to Walk Back Biden’s Comments on Putin

Senior officials, including Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, and top lawmakers stressed that the United States was not seeking regime change in Russia.

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The New York Times 12:59 am on February 5, 2021
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Senate Intelligence Committee to Examine Antigovernment Extremists

Senator Mark Warner, the committee’s new chairman, said he hoped to lead a bipartisan investigation of the groups, their overseas ties and amplification of their message by foreign powers.

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The New York Times 4:00 pm on January 30, 2021
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The Senate Needs Absentee Voting, Too

The chamber’s new leadership should get serious about enabling members to vote remotely in the event of emergencies.

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The New York Times 12:04 am on January 20, 2021
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Biden Nominee Vows to Track Foreign Influence on Domestic Extremist Groups

Avril Haines, who has been nominated to be director of national intelligence, told senators that she would assist with a public written assessment of the threat from QAnon.

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The New York Times 10:00 am on January 2, 2021
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As Understanding of Russian Hacking Grows, So Does Alarm

Those behind the widespread intrusion into government and corporate networks exploited seams in U.S. defenses and gave away nothing to American monitoring of their systems.

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The New York Times 11:34 am on October 30, 2020
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Warren and Other Democrats Push ‘Fundamental’ Reform of Capitalism

A move by senators suggests a new priority: moving corporate America away from a focus on shareholders.

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The New York Times 7:48 pm on August 7, 2020
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Is TikTok More of a Parenting Problem Than a Security Threat?

Even as the White House moves against the Chinese social media app, the intelligence agencies do not see it as a major issue along the lines of Huawei.

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The New York Times 9:38 pm on June 11, 2020
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Lawmakers Push to Invest Billions in Semiconductor Industry to Counter China

New legislation aimed at supporting the semiconductor industry is a sign of shifting consensus in Washington, where industrial plans are now in vogue

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