What would you do if a split-second judgement at your job left you facing the death penalty? What Happens When the Cops Have Had Enough?
What would you do if a split-second judgement at your job left you facing the death penalty? What would you do if a split-second judgement at your job left you facing the death penalty? Congress Targets Social Media Companies for Circulating Chinese Propaganda
New investigation finds Twitter, Facebook, YouTube permitting communist misinformation
The country’s largest social media companies are allowing the Chinese Communist Party to disseminate propaganda to American audiences with little oversight or warning, according to an ongoing congressional investigation into these companies’ failure to police suspect content. Trump Admin Escalates Sanctions on Syria’s Assad Regime
The Trump administration issued on Wednesday wide-ranging new sanctions on Syrian president Bashar al Assad, a message to international companies that if they work with Assad’s regime they face crippling U.S. penalties, according to senior U.S. officials. Trump Admin Targets VOA Persian, Alleging Pro-Iran Bias
After years of complaints, administration pushes major reform at VOA’s Iran service
The Trump administration is seeking to implement a series of major reforms at Voice of America's Persian News Network, an effort that comes after years of complaints alleging the outlet has exhibited a pro-Iran bias in its reporting, senior U.S. officials told the Washington Free Beacon. Congress Urges Trump Admin to Rein in China’s Growing Nuclear Arsenal
Republican lawmakers call for overhaul of aging U.S. nuclear weapons
A delegation of 40 Republican lawmakers is urging the Trump administration to constrain China’s nuclear weapons program and significantly overhaul America’s own arsenal of aging nuclear arms, according to a letter sent Monday to President Donald Trump. China Creep on Campus
Dozens of universities failed to disclose millions in Chinese donations
Dozens of top American universities that received funding from the Chinese government failed to disclose those donations to the Department of Education, prompting concerns from education watchdogs about Beijing's growing influence on campuses. 54 Scientists Given NIH Grants Fired for Failure to Disclose Foreign Ties
At least 54 scientists who received grants from the National Institutes of Health have been fired for failure to disclose their ties to foreign governments, particularly China, according to an ongoing investigation. China Used Nearly 200,000 Fake Twitter Accounts to Boost Communist Party
Twitter disclosed on Thursday that China used nearly 200,000 fake accounts to boost Communist Party propaganda. Fired State Department IG Sent Confidential Info to His Personal Email Accounts
The State Department inspector general whose recent dismissal ignited a political firestorm sent multiple copies of a sensitive ongoing investigation to his personal email account, according to a copy of an investigation into his conduct conducted by the inspector general of the Department of Defense, which was recently provided to the House Foreign Affairs Committee. U.S. to Sanction International Criminal Court for War Crimes Investigation Into U.S. and Allies
The Trump administration on Thursday took the unprecedented step of authorizing sanctions against International Criminal Court officials and any individual or affiliate participating in war crimes investigations into the United States and its allies, according to a senior Trump administration official. 