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Mar 5, 2017 6:03 AM CST

Pence Hits AP for Printing Wife's Email

Accuses wire service of 'violating her privacy'

(Newser) - Mike Pence has sent the AP a sternly worded letter after the wire service published the current personal email address of Karen Pence, reports Politico . On Saturday, Pence tweeted a copy of the letter sent by his lawyer, accusing the AP of "violating her privacy and our security."...

Pence Used AOL Email for Official Business as Governor

Pence Used
Personal Email
for Official Business
as Governor

Mar 3, 2017 1:04 AM CST

Pence Used Personal Email for Official Business as Governor

And his AOL account was hacked, 'Indianapolis Star' report says

(Newser) - As governor of Indiana, now-VP Mike Pence "routinely" used his personal AOL email account to conduct public business, reports the Indianapolis Star , which obtained 29 pages of Pence emails via a public records request. Pence criticized Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential campaign over her own email scandal, accusing...

French Workers Win Right to Ignore Work Emails at Home

Finally Country Takes Stand on
Checking Work Emails at Home

Dec 31, 2016 4:59 PM CST

Finally Country Takes Stand on Checking Work Emails at Home

France's 'right to disconnect' law goes into effect Sunday

(Newser) - In what may be the best French innovation since kissing and/or toast, the country has given its workers the right not to check work emails while at home. The Independent reports the new "right to disconnect" law takes effect Sunday for companies with more than 50 employees. The law...

Amazon Worker Sends Email,
Leaps From Company Building

Nov 29, 2016 4:14 AM CST

Amazon Worker Sends Email, Leaps From Company Building

Seattle police say it was suicide attempt

(Newser) - An Amazon employee emailed hundreds of fellow Amazonians—including CEO Jeff Bezos—before leaping from a building at company headquarters in Seattle Monday morning. The man survived the jump, which police believe was a suicide attempt. A source tells Bloomberg that the man, one of 20,000 workers in multiple...

Rahm Emanuel Used a
Private Email Setup, Too

Nov 6, 2016 3:55 PM CST

Rahm Emanuel Used a Private Email Setup, Too

Chicago mayor insists he didn't use a custom server though

(Newser) - Information pieced together from recent WikiLeaks releases and the FBI investigation of Hillary Clinton reveals that Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel has also used a private email configuration. The Chicago Tribune reports that the domain, rahmemail.com, was registered on May 16, 2011—the same day Emanuel was sworn in as...

Obama on FBI's
Email Letter: 'We
Don't Operate
on Leaks'

Nov 2, 2016 3:39 PM CDT

Obama on FBI's Email Letter: 'We Don't Operate on Leaks'

'We don't operate on incomplete information'

(Newser) - For someone who says he's not going to criticize FBI director James Comey's handling of the most recent email brouhaha, President Obama appeared to do exactly that on Wednesday, despite not mentioning Comey by name. "We don't operate on incomplete information," the New York Times...

Emails Reveal Clinton Camp
Plotted Against Head of Party

Nov 1, 2016 5:55 PM CDT

Emails Reveal Clinton Camp Plotted Against Head of Party

Campaign also discussed need to 'dump all those emails'

(Newser) - Democratic Party head Debbie Wasserman Schultz stepped down just before the convention in July. But emails released by WikiLeaks Tuesday reveal the Clinton campaign was plotting how to get rid of her months earlier, the AP reports. A memo from a campaign aide and included in campaign chair John Podesta'...

Clinton Camp Says FBI Chief
Guilty of 'Double Standard'

Nov 1, 2016 6:52 AM CDT

Clinton Camp Says FBI Chief Guilty of 'Double Standard'

He'll talk about emails but not possible Russia connection, says spokesman

(Newser) - The Clinton camp went after FBI chief James Comey on Monday over what campaign manager Robby Mook calls a "blatant double standard": Comey is willing to publicly disclose new information on Hillary Clinton's email troubles but not about possible Russian meddling into the election. "Director Comey owes...

Podesta Got Hacked
Because Clinton IT
Team Was Fooled

Oct 29, 2016 10:30 AM CDT

Podesta Got Hacked Because Clinton IT Team Was Fooled

Probably

(Newser) - It appears we now know how John Podesta's email account got hacked, and it seems Russia was behind it. CNN reports a new batch of emails belonging to Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman released Friday includes one from March with the subject line "Someone has your password."...

FBI Looking
Into New
Clinton Emails

UPDATED

Oct 28, 2016 1:06 PM CDT

FBI Looking Into New Clinton Emails

FBI director wants to make sure new emails don't contain classified info

(Newser) - It seems Hillary Clinton's email scandal is going as a zombie this Halloween, because it's back from the dead. FBI director James Comey wrote a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Friday to inform it that the FBI would be looking at a number of previously undiscovered...

Leaked Emails
Spell Trouble
on the Left
for Clinton

Oct 21, 2016 6:59 AM CDT

Leaked Emails Spell Trouble on the Left for Clinton

Progressives angry at insults, preparing a fight

(Newser) - A steady drip of hacked emails being released by WikiLeaks isn't getting anywhere near the attention Donald Trump would like, but they could still cause plenty of trouble for Hillary Clinton, reports Politico . If the polls are right and Clinton wins the White House, she can expect to confront...

Clinton Answers
Under Oath to
Group's Email
Questions

Oct 14, 2016 12:53 PM CDT

Clinton Answers Under Oath to Group's Email Questions

But she doesn't say much

(Newser) - As ordered by a judge in August , Hillary Clinton replied under oath this week to questions submitted by the right-wing legal group Judicial Watch about her use of a private email server, the AP reports. Clinton didn't say much new in her written answers that she hadn't already...

To Stave Off Exodus,
Yahoo Blocks
Email Forwarding

Oct 11, 2016 12:05 PM CDT

To Stave Off Exodus, Yahoo Blocks Email Forwarding

The timing is 'extremely suspicious'

(Newser) - Yahoo just made it harder for users to switch providers after some 500 million accounts were hacked and reports surfaced that the company perused user emails for the NSA . Users say the company disabled automatic email forwarding at the start of the month so that anyone hoping to send received...

Frat Suspended for
'Grossly Offensive' Email

Sep 14, 2016 4:04 AM CDT

Frat Suspended for 'Grossly Offensive' Email

Richmond punishes Kappa Alphas over party invite

(Newser) - The University of Richmond has suspended a fraternity for what it says was a "grossly offensive" email inviting students to a Kappa Alpha Order party last Friday, CBS News reports. "Tonight's the type of night that makes fathers afraid to send their daughters away to school" and...

FBI Publishes Notes From
Confidential Clinton Interviews

Sep 2, 2016 2:28 PM CDT

FBI Publishes Notes From Confidential Clinton Interviews

It's a highly unusual step

(Newser) - In a rare step, the FBI on Friday published scores of pages about confidential interviews with Hillary Clinton and others from its recently closed investigation into the former secretary of state's use of a private email server, the AP reports. The FBI's investigation concluded Clinton never sought or...

Powell: Clinton 'Trying
to Pin' Email Fiasco on Me

Aug 22, 2016 8:44 AM CDT

Powell: Clinton 'Trying to Pin' Email Fiasco on Me

Says she was using private server long before he sent her a memo

(Newser) - Colin Powell thinks Hillary Clinton is trying to turn him into a scapegoat for her email trouble. The issue first made headlines Friday thanks to an account in the New York Times alleging that Powell had advised Clinton near the beginning of her tenure as secretary of state to use...

Judge Orders
Clinton to
Answer Questions
on Email Use

Aug 19, 2016 5:53 PM CDT

Judge Orders Clinton to Answer Questions on Email Use

But she can do it in writing instead of in person

(Newser) - A federal judge on Friday ordered Hillary Clinton to answer questions in writing from a conservative legal advocacy group about her use of a private email server during her tenure as secretary of state, the AP reports. US District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan issued the order as part of a...

Hack of Democratic Emails Worse Than Thought

Aug 11, 2016 9:33 AM CDT

Hack of Democratic Emails Worse Than Thought

New York Times says investigation is widening

(Newser) - The high-profile hacking of Democratic emails already has caused much trouble for the party—including the resignation of Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz. But as the New York Times reports, things might soon get worse for Democrats, because the hack has turned out to be much bigger than...

Newly Released
Emails Mean More
Trouble for Clinton

Aug 10, 2016 5:25 PM CDT

Newly Released Emails Mean More Trouble for Clinton

They show a link between her State Department and the Clinton Foundation

(Newser) - New emails released by a conservative group Tuesday are stoking claims Hillary Clinton gave access to her State Department in exchange for donations to the Clinton Foundation, NPR reports. Judicial Watch says 44 pages of emails from Clinton's private server that weren't handed over to the government include...

Clinton Says She
'Short-Circuited'
Answering Email
Questions

Aug 5, 2016 3:44 PM CDT

Clinton Says She 'Short-Circuited' Answering Email Questions

And that's why some of her answers sounded like lies

(Newser) - The ongoing he-said-she-said-the-FBI-said situation surrounding Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server has gotten pretty confusing, perhaps no more so than for the candidate herself. Last Sunday, Clinton claimed FBI director James Comey "said my answers were truthful and what I've said is consistent with what...