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The U.S. Departments of State and Treasury have announced they are taking actions against an international sanctions-evasion network accused of using a complex web of companies and individuals to finance Hizballah’s terrorist activities.
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The Department of Treasury (Treasury) and the Republic of Korea (ROK) have imposed sanctions against entities and individuals associated with North Korea's overseas IT workers.
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The Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) emphasized the importance of maintaining global competition and leadership in semiconductor research and manufacturing as the U.S. implements the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act.
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The executive vice president at Peterson Institute for International Economics has suggested that among the more ominous fallouts of a U.S. debt default are how it could affect the U.S. standing in the world and in relation to China.
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The U.S. seeks to take an active role in protecting Taiwan specifically and the Indo-Pacific generally and one approach is through the AUKUS pact, a trilateral agreement between Australia, the United Kingdom and the U.S.
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Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte banned the short-form video hosting service TikTok from operating in the state May 17.
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U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett recently reintroduced legislation into congress, which would stiffen penalties for trafficking illegal fentanyl in the United States.
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U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher, Chairman of the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, told Federal Newswire last week that he is concerned about the alarming rise of Mexican drug cartels and their ties to Chinese influences.
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U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher represents Wisconsin's 8th congressional district.
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Select Committee on the CCP: 'Foreign adversaries should not be allowed to censor Americans’ speech'The Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party reached out to TikTok CEO Show Zi Chew May 10, expressing deep unease over the platform's recent acts of censorship.
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The U.S. Department of State's Office of International Religious Freedom released to Congress last week its annual report on the status of religious freedoms around the world.
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The United States has imposed visa restrictions on certain Nigerians who are alleged to have interfered with democratic elections in Nigeria earlier this year.
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With the May 11 end of Title 42, the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and State are focusing on humane border management.
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Republican and Democratic representatives issued letters demanding Nike, Adidas, Shein and Temu ensure their supply chains are free from forced labor or exit countries like China.
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Dr. Li-Meng Yan, a Chinese-born virologist, spoke with Ed Haugland on the The National Security Hour podcast on America Out Loud about the Chinese Communist Party's influence on American education.
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Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., and Congressman Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., recently proposed a new legislation, which seeks to add a Chinese drone manufacturer to the Federal Communications Commission Covered List over national security fears.
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Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wis., chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, the Border and Foreign Affairs, held a hearing May 11 to discuss the current state of U.S. shipbuilding capabilities in comparison to China.
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U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) has released a new report on the origins of the COV-19 pandemic, citing increasing evidence that it started by a lab leak in Wuhan, China.
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A recent school shooting in Serbia led to the death nine people.
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Missouri Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer recently introduced legislation to hold TikTok accountable amid security concerns.