New report links secret Russian intel unit to ‘Havana Syndrome’ cases A new “60 Minutes” investigative report alleges a connection between “Havana Syndrome” and Russian intelligence. The US government has assessed it is unlikely a foreign adversary is responsible, according to US intelligence officials familiar with the assessment. The reporter who led the investigation, Christo … Read more
A top Republican lawmaker has urged President Biden’s Commerce Department to probe whether Microsoft’s business in China is a national security risk – after The Post highlighted growing fears on Capitol Hill that the Big Tech giant was getting too cozy with Beijing as it develops AI technology. A scathing letter by Rep. Pat Fallon … Read more
The US proposed to its Group of Seven allies that they create a special purpose vehicle to issue at least $50 billion of bonds backed by the profits generated by frozen Russian sovereign assets and use the proceeds to support Ukraine, according to people familiar with the plan. The proposal would pool the $280 billion … Read more
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously approved a new national security law Tuesday that grants the government more power to quash dissent, widely seen as the latest step in a sweeping political crackdown triggered by pro-democracy protests in 2019. The legislature passed the Safeguarding National Security Bill during a special session. The law … Read more
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is building a network of hundreds of spy satellites under a classified contract with a US intelligence agency, Reuters reported, citing five people familiar with the program. SpaceX’s Starshield business unit is building the network as part of a $1.8 billion contract signed in 2021 with the National Reconnaissance Office, Reuters said. … Read more
GOP senator says ‘that’s true’ in agreement with Biden while Republicans booed During the State of the Union address, Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) was seen seemingly mouthing the words “that’s true” in agreement with President Joe Biden’s bipartisan border deal. Source link
The Biden administration will request a 1% increase in defense spending, to $849.8 billion, for fiscal year 2025, officials familiar with the matter said, scaling back plans for a bigger boost as it grapples with caps imposed by last year’s debt-limit deal. The cuts reflect a decision to seek less money for procurement and research … Read more
Officials told NBC News in February that Biden is thinking about implementing harsher asylum standards without Congress. The rules would raise the bar for asylum-seekers and deport any migrants who do not meet those elevated standards. Tightening asylum grants is just one of the policy options that Biden is considering to handle the border unilaterally, … Read more
LONDON (AP) — A woman who traveled to Syria as a teenager to join the Islamic State group lost her appeal Friday against the British government’s decision to revoke her U.K. citizenship, with judges saying that it wasn’t for them to rule on whether it was “harsh” to do so. Shamima Begum, who is now … Read more
Former U.S. President and current GOP Presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses the press at Mar-a-Lago on February 16, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images “He will pull us out of NATO,” Clinton told attendees during a lunchtime session. Trump stoked fresh concerns over the U.S.’ commitment … Read more