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In this Monday, April 17, 2017 photo, &quot;Infowars&quot; host Alex Jones arrives at the Travis County Courthouse in Austin, Texas. Jones, the right-wing radio host and conspiracy theorist, is a performance artist whose true personality is nothing like his on-air persona, according to a lawyer defending the &quot;Infowars&quot; broadcaster in a child custody battle. (Tamir Kalifa/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Newtown schools ask Trump to reject conspiracy theorists

By SUSAN HAIGH - Associated Press

National Security Adviser Susan Rice addresses the 2015 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference in Washington, Monday, March 2, 2015. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Susan Rice White House ‘F bomb’ queen

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

The first commander of U.S. Cyber Command, then-Army Gen. Keith Alexander, gave Congress in 2013 one of its first public overviews of how quickly an offensive cyberwarfare mindset was spreading across the Pentagon. In military parlance, it means "normalizing" cyberoperations into the daily routine. "We have no alternative but to do so because every world event, crisis and trend now has a cyber-aspect to it, and decisions we make in cyberspace will routinely affect our physical or conventional activities and capabilities as well," Gen. Alexander told lawmakers. (Associated Press)

U.S. Cyber Command investment ensures hackers targeting America face retribution

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 6, 2013 file photo, a sign stands outside the National Security Agency (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Md. Years before Edward Snowden sparked a public outcry with the disclosure that the NSA had been secretly collecting American telephone records, some NSA executives voiced strong objections to the program, intelligence officials say, complaining that it exceeded the agency’s mandate to focus on foreign spying and would do little to stop terror plots.(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

AP Exclusive: Some in NSA warned of a backlash

By Ken Dilanian - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 6, 2013 file photo, a sign stands outside the National Security Agency (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Md. Years before Edward Snowden sparked a public outcry with the disclosure that the NSA had been secretly collecting American telephone records, some NSA executives voiced strong objections to the program, intelligence officials say, complaining that it exceeded the agency’s mandate to focus on foreign spying and would do little to stop terror plots.(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Before Snowden, a debate inside NSA

By Ken Dilanian - Associated Press

FILE - This Thursday, June 6, 2013, file photo, shows a sign outside the National Security Agency campus in Fort Meade, Md. A bipartisan privacy board on Wednesday, July 2, 2014, unanimously adopted its report that endorses some of the National Security Agency's Internet surveillance programs. The programs provoked worldwide controversy when they were revealed last year by news organizations after leaks from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

NSA reviewing official’s part-time private work

By KEN DILANIAN - Associated Press

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Pentagon to triple cyber staff, build ‘elite’ force to thwart attacks

By Pauline Jelinek and Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

FILE - This June 6, 2013, file photo, shows a sign outside the National Security Administration (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Md. The Senate Intelligence Committee three years ago secretly considered, but ultimately rejected, alternate ways for the National Security Agency to collect and store massive amounts of Americans’ phone records, The Associated Press has learned. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Officials: Senate once nixed phone company option

By EILEEN SULLIVAN - Associated Press

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National Security Agency (NSA) Director Gen. Keith Alexander testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013, before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on "Continued Oversight of U.S. Government Surveillance Authorities" . (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

U.S. military not prepared for cyber warfare, commander warns

By Bill Gertz - Washington Free Beacon

**FILE** Gen. Keith B. Alexander, director of the National Security Agency and head of the U.S. Cyber Command, testifies before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 18, 2013. (Associated Press)

Spy chief urges Congress to take on cybersecurity: ‘Attacks are coming’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

** FILE ** This Oct. 5, 2011, photo, provided by the U.S. Navy, shows Vice Adm. Michael Rogers. (AP Photo.U.S. Navy)

Navy admiral is Obama’s pick to take reins of NSA

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Navy admiral apparent choice to take reins of NSA

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

** FILE ** In this Dec. 20, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks during an end-of-the year news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

NAPOLITANO: Is the NSA spying on Congress?

By Andrew P. Napolitano - The Washington Times

National Security Agency (NSA) Director Gen. Keith Alexander testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013, before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on "Continued Oversight of U.S. Government Surveillance Authorities." (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

NSA chief defends phone spying: ‘There is no other way’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

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NAPOLITANO: A government of secrecy and fear

By Andrew P. Napolitano

The father of National Security Agency leaker Edward J. Snowden arrived Thursday, Oct. 11 in Moscow hoping to meet his son. “I am his father. I love my son,” Lon Snowden told reporters in remarks broadcast by Russian TV. (Associated Press)

Feds in the dark on Snowden’s stolen secrets: Leaker excelled at hiding digital trail

By Aadm Goldman and Kimberly Dozier - Associated Press

**FILE** Gen. Keith B. Alexander, director of the National Security Agency and head of the U.S. Cyber Command, testifies before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 18, 2013. (Associated Press)

NSA to curb Snowden-style leaks by replacing workers with machines

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

** FILE ** National Security Agency (NSA) Director Gen. Keith B. Alexander testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 18, 2013, before the House Intelligence Committee. (Associated Press)

Gen. Keith Alexander heckled as NSA chief speaks at computer conference

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

**FILE** Gen. Keith B. Alexander, director of the National Security Agency and head of the U.S. Cyber Command, testifies before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 18, 2013. (Associated Press)

House debates defense spending, including NSA surveillance and aid to Syrian rebels

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times