Nicole Duran

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The White House took to social media to make the announcement, choosing a picture of first lady Michelle Obama tearing the "no photos or social media" sign to post on Instagram. (screenshot)

White House lifts photo ban on tours

Nicole Duran · July 1, 2015 1:07 pm

President Barack Obama shakes hands with Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, June 30, 2015. Obama and Rousseff aim to show they've moved beyond tensions sparked by the revelation nearly two years ago that the U.S. was spying on Rousseff. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Brazilian president says she’s over the U.S. spying incident

Nicole Duran · June 30, 2015 7:14 pm

Office of Personnel Management Director Katherine Archuleta, left, and others, are sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, prior to testifying before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on recent cyberattacks. From left are, Archuleta, OPM Inspector General Patrick E. McFarland, OPM Chief Information Officer Donna K. Seymour, Department of Homeland Security Computer Emergency Readiness Team Director Ann Barron-DiCamillo, KeyPoint Government Solutions Chief Executive Officer Eric A. Hess, and USIS Chief Information Officer Rob Giannetta. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

National Security

OPM sued over data breach by federal workers’ union

Nicole Duran · June 30, 2015 2:53 pm

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OPM shuts down background check system for ‘security enhancements’

Nicole Duran · June 29, 2015 9:22 pm

People pass through a security checkpoint before a concert at the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade in Boston, Thursday, July 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

No specific terror threat linked to DHS’ July 4th warning

Nicole Duran · June 29, 2015 8:14 pm

Puerto Rico's governor on Sunday said that the island nation couldn't pay back $72 billion in debt.Â (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo, File)

White House says no bailout for Puerto Rico

Nicole Duran · June 29, 2015 7:28 pm

"In recorded conversations with an informant, [Alaa] Saadeh revealed his support for ISIL, including the terrorist organization's use of beheadings and mass killings to impose its violent agenda," the Justice Department said. (AP Photo)Â

FBI arrests New Jersey man for conspiring to help ISIS

Nicole Duran · June 29, 2015 6:06 pm

White House (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

White House illuminated to celebrate gay marriage case

Nicole Duran · June 27, 2015 1:28 pm

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Rep. JasonÂ Chaffetz is the chief author of the Remote Transactions Parity Act, which would force retailers to begin collecting sales taxes.Â (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

GOP letter: Fire top OPM officials

Nicole Duran · June 26, 2015 7:54 pm

President Obama "certainly feels responsible when it comes to making sure the sensitive data of federal government personnel is properly protected," White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Thursday. (AP Photo)Â

White House says Obama ‘feels responsible’ for protecting government data

Nicole Duran · June 25, 2015 8:22 pm

"In our opinion, the project management approach for this major infrastructure overhaul is entirely inadequate, and introduces a very high risk of project failure," the June 17 "flash audit" stated. (AP Photo)Â

Government watchdog has no confidence in OPM director

Nicole Duran · June 25, 2015 5:50 pm

President Obama, accompanied by Vice President Joe Biden, speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House, Thursday, June 25, 2015, in Washington, after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the subsidies for customers in states that do not operate their own exchanges under President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama: ‘The Affordable Care Act is here to stay’

Nicole Duran · June 25, 2015 3:53 pm