Flynn resignation, battle over nominees overshadow cyber policy issues

Senate GOP leaders on Tuesday said they are “slogging” ahead on President Trump’s cabinet nominees with cybersecurity responsibilities, while congressional Democrats warned that cyber and other policy issues will be swamped by the “crisis” surrounding the resignation of National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and the ongoing probe into Russian hacking.

“We need to resolve these issues so we can get on with cyber policy questions,” Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO), the new top Democrat on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs...