Lawmakers Call for Action After Chinese Hack of US Treasury

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi said he will work with colleagues to ‘protect our nation against these types of brazen attacks.’ Lawmakers on the House Select Committee of the Chinese Communist Party have said China’s state-sponsored hacking of the U.S. Treasury Department is unacceptable and cannot go unchecked. On Dec. 8, Chinese state-sponsored hackers compromised Beyond Trust,

How Trump could put allies in key government posts without Senate approval

Washington — As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to begin his second term in the White House in just a few weeks, he has suggested that he will use recess appointments to circumvent the Senate confirmation process and quickly install his picks to key positions across the federal government. The demand has been met with pushback