The Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control holds a hearing entitled “Opaque Shell Companies: A Risk to National Security, Public Health, and Rule of Law” at 2 p.m. ET on April 9 to examine how opaque corporate structures facilitate transnational criminal activity, undermine accountability, and threaten U.S. national security. Witnesses: Elaine Dezenski, Senior Director and […]
Beijing is accused of targeting the UK’s elections watchdog. The prime minister says the UK is taking measures to protect itself from the threat. MPs call for tougher action against Beijing, saying trade mustn’t trump human rights, nor threaten national security. The Kremlin has said that no country is immune to terrorism after nearly 140 […]
The House Foreign Affairs Committee Indo-Pacific Subcommittee holds a hearing on “Commerce as Statecraft: Better Leveraging U.S. Business to Advance our Economic and National Security Goals in the Indo-Pacific” at 2:00 p.m. ET on March 21. Witnesses: Mr. Kin W. Moy Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs U.S. State Department […]
A bipartisan bill that would determine the future of TikTok has cleared the House. National security and the Chinese regime’s control of user data are the main concerns. A Chicago customs officer targeted American artists with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) propaganda. A lawmaker is now calling for an investigation into the CCP’s infiltration of the […]
The National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions Subcommittee of the Financial Services Committee holds a hearing titled “Mission Critical: Restoring National Security as the Focus of Defense Production Act Reauthorization.” in Washington D.C., at 10 a.m. ET on March 12. Witnesses Mr. Luke Nicastro, analyst in U.S. Defense Policy, Congressional Research Service Dr. […]
The Senate Intelligence Committee held its annual hearing on worldwide threats. The heads of the CIA, the NSA, and the FBI highlighted the theft of U.S. intellectual property and data by the Chinese regime. This comes as the House is considering a bill that would require TikTok to cut ties with its Chinese parent company.
The America’s Future Series, a non-partisan civil forum to discuss U.S. global competitiveness and national security, holds a “Dual Use Tech Summit” from March 7 to 8 to discuss “leading innovations, disruptive technologies, and creative collaboration models for strengthening our defense industrial base and supply chain resilience across all domains.” March 8 (Day 2): Welcome, […]
In what was called a press briefing with “national importance” in relation to national security, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Tennessee, in conjunction with federal and military agencies, announced a federal indictment against a U.S. Army sergeant for unauthorized dissemination of sensitive national defense information to China. Henry C. Leventis, U.S. […]
The America’s Future Series, a non-partisan civil forum to discuss U.S. Global Competitiveness and National Security, holds a Dual Use Tech Summit from March 7 to 8 to discuss “leading innovations, disruptive technologies, and creative collaboration models for strengthening our defense industrial base and supply chain resilience across all domains.” March 7 (part 2): China […]
The America’s Future Series, a non-partisan civil forum to discuss U.S. Global Competitiveness and National Security, holds a Dual Use Tech Summit from March 7 to 8 to discuss “leading innovations, disruptive technologies, and creative collaboration models for strengthening our defense industrial base and supply chain resilience across all domains.” March 7 (part 1): 1. […]
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Gwythian Prins, Emeritus Research Professor at London School of Economics, and adviser to NATO and the Ministry of Defence. Gwythian says we are part of a global conflict and there’s an urgent national security need to reinstate Britain’s industries, instead of relying on our antagonists. He explains the folly […]
The Biden administration has announced that it will investigate Chinese-manufactured “smart cars” capable of collecting sensitive information about U.S. drivers, citing potential threats to national security. The Commerce Department is planning to investigate the potential threats from “connected vehicles” in nations such as China and others that are seen as unfriendly to the United States, […]
The House Judiciary Committee markups multiple national security and illegal immigration-related bills at 9:30 a.m. ET on Feb. 29. Bills include: H.R. 4848 the Censorship Accountability Act; H.R. 2595 the Forfeiture Funds Expenditure Transparency Act; H.R. 7335 the Transparency in National Security Threats Act; H.R. 7343 the Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops […]
The Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism holds a hearing to examine Yemen and Red Sea security issues in Washington DC at 2:15 p.m. ET on Feb. 27.
U.S. military aircraft have intercepted an unidentified high-altitude balloon flying over the western continental United States, military officials have acknowledged. Fighter aircraft continue to track the balloon over the western United States though it appears to pose no immediate threat, according to a statement from the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), the joint U.S.-Canada […]
As the Israel-Hamas war rocks the Middle East, the Biden administration’s policies towards the region come under the spotlight. Robert Greenway, a director of the Center for National Security at the Heritage Foundation, says the United States should redesignate the Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization or risk its national security.
At least one person was killed and as many as fifteen people were injured when a shooting broke out at the end of the Super Bowl parade in Kansas City, Missouri on Wednesday. Police have arrested two armed suspects and are investigating the shooting. In a special election, Democrat Tom Suozzi won the New York […]
A warning of a national security threat is sparking concern. Details are vague, but the House speaker is trying to reassure Americans there’s no need to be alarmed. House Democrats flip a seat, slimming down Republicans’ already thin majority. Democrats now looking to flip the script on the border crisis. A bipartisan congressional caucus reflects […]
Hong Kong announced plans on Tuesday for a new law that would expand its national security powers. The new laws would builds on the sweeping legislation that Beijing imposed on the city in 2020 following massive pro-democracy protests the year before.
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs will meet in to conduct a hearing entitled, “National Security Challenges: Outpacing China in Emerging Technology.” The witnesses will be: Ms. Emily Kilcrease, Senior Fellow and Director of the Energy, Economics, and Security Program, Center for a New American Security; Mr. Jamil N. Jaffer, Founder & Executive […]
