TikTok Sent Europeans’ Personal Data to China, Hiding Transfers From Users, EU Regulators Say

Chinese-owned video app has long drawn Western scrutiny over its possible ties to CCP DPC press release (@DPCIreland X), TikTok logo, Chinese flags (Reuters) TikTok must pay a €530 million ($600 million) fine after Irish regulators said Friday that the Chinese-owned video-sharing app illegally sent European users’ data to China. TikTok, whose EU headquarters is

US House Votes to Block California’s Plan to Ban Sale of Gas-Powered Cars

California’s regulations would have raised costs for consumers and threatened critical supply chains if they weren’t repealed, lawmakers said. The U.S. House of Representatives voted on May 1 to block California’s plan to phase out the sale of gas-powered vehicles by 2035, although California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the vote was illegal. The Republican-controlled House

State Department Celebrates Foreign Affairs Day

Deputy Secretary of the Department of State Christopher Landau and the department’s Bureau of Global Talent Management senior bureau official Lew Olowski deliver remarks at the Department of State’s 60th annual Foreign Affairs Day celebration at 9:30 a.m. ET on May 2. Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning For Office? Conservative Campaign Consulting –

Trump Proposes Cutting Government Spending by $163 Billion in New Budget Plan

The president’s proposal, expected to be released on Friday, does not affect defense, Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security. WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump is planning to unveil on Friday a budget blueprint that calls for slashing federal spending on key nondefense programs by $163 billion, targeting renewable energy, education, and foreign aid, according to a White House

Trump Orders to Cut Federal Funding for NPR and PBS, Citing Biased Reporting

The president said that providing funding to NPR and PBS runs counter to the ‘principle of impartiality.’ President Donald Trump signed an executive order on May 1 seeking to end federal funding for National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) over what he called “biased and partisan news coverage” from the news