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WASHINGTON — Cybersecurity experts have implored Congress for years to act as criminal hackers and sophisticated intelligence operatives attacked computer networks at schools, local governments, critical infrastructure and federal agencies.

Michigan Democratic Sen. Gary Peters has led the long-awaited congressional response to cyber attacks on U.S. targets.

MACKINAW ISLAND, Michigan — The final version of Congress' economic competitiveness bill including $52 billion for semiconductor chip production is still amorphous — a delay that's a cause of concern for many of Michigan's state and federal policymakers.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. government lacks a complete picture of ransomware attacks that routinely cripple government and private sector networks, according to an investigation by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee staff.

WASHINGTON — The House passed legislation last week to ensure that federal cybersecurity experts assist their state and local government counterparts in protecting networks from devastating attacks like those that have crippled cities in Alabama, Michigan, Oklahoma and elsewhere.

Under a new law, federal cybersecurity experts would help state and local counterparts protect networks from attacks.

A Senate report says the federal government lacks information on how much was paid by victims of ransomware attacks.

A likely imminent Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade could galvanize voters on both sides of the abortion debate in Florida as Democrat Val Demings and Republican Marco Rubio draw sharp contrasts in their Senate race.

Dems are testing abortion messaging not just against Republicans but against some of their own.

Continuing its push to dramatically boost sales of electric vehicles, the Biden administration has announced $3.1 billion in funding to U.S. companies that make and recycle lithium-ion batteries

Voters across a dozen states are set to decide primary elections this month that will determine the people and priorities leading the GOP into the fall midterms and beyond