national security

Senior Blinken aide is taking a top job with Austin after Senate confirmation holdup

Politics
Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Monday that one of his most senior aides is leaving for a top ...

A Zero Day TikTok Hack Is Taking Over Celebrity And Brand Accounts

Technology
Michael Johnson

Malicious code in DMs is taking over TikTok accounts, including those of celebrities and brands. NurPhoto via Getty Images Malicious code is ...

Canada orders dissolution of two firms, citing national security concerns

World
David Turner

By Ismail Shakil OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada ordered on Friday the dissolution of two technology companies’ businesses in the country, citing national ...

Biden blocks Chinese-backed crypto miner from land ownership

U.S.
Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday issued an order blocking a Chinese-backed cryptocurrency mining firm from owning land near a ...

China and US envoys will hold first top-level dialogue on artificial intelligence

Politics
Amanda Smith

GENEVA (AP) — High-level envoys from the United States and China are set to meet in Geneva on Tuesday for talks about ...

Legal experts say the TikTok divest-or-ban bill could stand up in court despite being a free-speech disaster

Politics
Amanda Smith

President Joe Biden signed the TikTok divest-or-ban bill into law on Wednesday. TikTok said it would challenge the law in court, citing ...

TikTok has promised to sue over the potential US ban. What’s the legal outlook?

Politics
Amanda Smith

NEW YORK (AP) — Legislation forcing TikTok’s parent company to sell the video-sharing platform or face a ban in the U.S. received ...

Senate advances aid for Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan, TikTok bill

World
David Turner

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., conducts a news conference after the senate luncheons in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, March 12, ...

House passes FISA reauthorization bill after previous GOP setback

Politics
Amanda Smith

The House on Friday voted to reauthorize a key U.S. spy program considered crucial to national security. In a 273 to 147 ...

After Trump Broadside, Surveillance Bill Collapses in the House

Politics
Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON — Right-wing House Republicans on Wednesday blocked legislation to extend an expiring warrantless surveillance law that national security officials call crucial ...