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December 28, 2020

After Nashville bombing, Tennessee lawmaker wants securing telecom infrastructure examined

An East Tennessee lawmaker said Monday called for stronger oversight of the nation's telecommunications grid after a Christmas Day bombing in Nashville partially temporarily crippled infrastructure that caused 911 outages and sudden unreliability in regional phone service.

December 22, 2020

Rep. Swalwell should be dropped from Intel Committee because of spy scandal: Rep. Riggleman

A member of Congress with no suspicions about socializing with a Chinese national has no place on the House Intelligence Committee, according to outgoing Rep. Denver Riggleman, R-Va., who is a former intelligence officer.

December 22, 2020

US imposes additional visa restrictions on Chinese officials

The United States on Monday imposed additional visa restrictions on Chinese officials over alleged human rights abuses, taking further action against China in the final month of U.S. President Donald Trump’s term.

December 15, 2020

Russia's suspected hacking operation targeted 5 US agencies, 18K entities

Public and private agencies and businesses worldwide have been left clambering to determine if they have been hit in what could amount to one of the most extensive hacking campaigns in recent decades.

December 13, 2020

Biden considers Samantha Power for USAID: Report

President-elect Joe Biden is reportedly considering former United Nations Ambassador Samantha Power to lead the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

December 13, 2020

Leaked Chinese Communist Party records show CCP members employed in senior, specialist and advisory positions

In a coordinated effort lasting more than a decade, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) used a recruitment agency to infiltrate British, Australian, and U.S. consulates in Shanghai. 

December 11, 2020

US-China tensions worsen with Hunter Biden, Eric Swalwell revelations: GOP lawmakers

The clouds over Hunter Biden, whose business dealings in China were investigated by two GOP committee chairs in the Senate, and Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., raise fresh questions about how the United States will confront one of its top strategic foes in 2021 and beyond.

December 11, 2020

Mitchell Bard: Stopping Iran from getting nukes requires military force — here’s what Biden can do

Preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons will be one of the top foreign policy and national security challenges facing Joe Biden when he becomes president. Realistically, diplomacy and empty threats won’t accomplish this vital task.

December 10, 2020

Fighting China's spies: How a military expert on honey traps got lured into one himself

Just days before the attacks of September 11, one ranking U.S. military intelligence officer was busy recruiting linguists for counter-drug operations – then much of the focus of the U.S. government – when he received a random phone call from a woman claiming that one of his potential hires had ties to terrorism.

December 10, 2020

Growing number of top Republicans call for Swalwell removal from House Intelligence Committee

More top Republicans are calling for Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., to be removed from the House Intelligence Committee after a report from Axios linked Swalwell with a suspected Chinese spy.