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The US government continues to reel from a large and sophisticated hacking campaign that affected top federal agencies, including the energy department, the treasury and commerce departments, and is even said to have targeted the agency responsible for the country’s nuclear weapons stockpile.

Authorities expressed increasing alarm over the hack, suspected to be the work of Russia,

Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross has accepted President-elect Trump's offer to serve as commerce secretary in the incoming administration, according to multiple reports Tuesday evening.

Commerce Secretary John Bryson suffered a seizure in connection with two traffic accidents in the Los Angeles area that left him injured and unconscious, the government said Monday.

The Commerce Department said Bryson was taken to the hospital for examination and remained overnight for observation. He was released and returned to Washington, spokeswoman Jennifer Friedman said. The

John Bryson has resigned as commerce secretary, telling President Obama in a letter that the seizure he suffered recently “could be a distraction to the presidents focus on rebuilding the U.S. economy.

In a letter sent late Wednesday to Obama, Bryson said “This is a critical period for our countrys economy. We must each day continue to support the growth of Americas businesses, exports