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With Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., by his side, President Donald Trump speaks to the press following a House Republican meeting at the U.S. Capitol on May 20. Trump joined conservative House lawmakers to help push through their budget bill after it advanced through the House Budget Committee. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Trump budget proposal would slash more than 1,000 CISA jobs

The fate of the fiscal 2026 budget blueprint, which includes a $495 million reduction for the agency, is uncertain.
A supporter of President Joe Biden holds a sign outside a polling site during the state’s primary at Winnacunnet High School in Hampton, New Hampshire on January 23, 2024. (Joseph Prezioso / AFP)

Parties behind 2024 Biden AI robocall reach deal in lawsuit

 The defendants will increase reporting on spoofing, create a compliance team or AI and conduct regular training for staff on how to identify deceptive messages and the…
SEDALIA, CO – JUNE 28: Mesa County Clerk and Colorado Republican candidate for secretary of state Tina Peters reacts to early election returns during a primary night watch party at the Wide Open Saloon on June 28, 2022 in Sedalia, Colorado. Peters lost to former Jefferson County Clerk Pam Anderson, who will move on to face Democratic incumbent Jena Griswold. (Photo by Marc Piscotty/Getty Images)

Trump calls on Colorado to release election-denying clerk from jail

The state’s AG vowed to defend the prosecution of Tina Peters, an election clerk behind one of the most serious breaches of voting systems in U.S. history.
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An official election ballot sits on a table as residents vote using an absentee or mail-in ballot on October 15, 2024 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Registered voters in Pennsylvania can vote “On Demand” by requesting, a mail-in or absentee ballot filing it out and dropping it off all in one visit to their county election office or other designated location. (Photo by Hannah Beier/Getty Images)

Trump issues executive order seeking greater federal control of elections 

The order seeks to withhold federal funding from states that don’t comply, sparking a heated backlash from legal and election experts.
Sean Plankey
Sean Plankey speaks at a Department of Energy event in 2018, while he was a cyber adviser at BP. (Argonne National Laboratory / Flickr)

Sean Plankey picked by Trump to be CISA director 

Plankey’s nomination fills the biggest remaining gap among cyber leaders in the second Trump administration.
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