Biden Establishes Task Force to Monitor China’s Censorship and Harassment in US

The president issued a memorandum to address the Chinese Communist Party’s transnational repression targeting individuals and businesses. WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden on Dec. 12 announced the establishment of a task force to “monitor and address the effects” of any attempts by the Chinese regime to censor or intimidate individuals or businesses in the United States. The

McConnell warns RFK Jr. against effort to undermine polio vaccines

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell issued an apparent warning Friday to Robert F. Kennedy, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Health and Human Services Department, after The New York Times reported that one of Kennedy’s top advisers had filed petitions to revoke the approval of a polio vaccine and several other shots.  “Anyone seeking

Appeals court denies TikTok’s bid to delay ban

Washington — A federal appeals court on Friday denied TikTok’s bid to delay a law from taking effect that will ban the popular short-form video app next month if its Chinese parent company does not sell its stake.  “The petitioners rely upon their claims under the First Amendment to justify preliminarily enjoining the Act. As

Trump ordered to sit for deposition in defamation suit against ABC News

E. Jean Carroll on $83 million Trump ruling E. Jean Carroll on how jury’s $83 million Trump ruling sent a message: “They said ‘enough’ 07:21 Washington — President-elect Donald Trump has been ordered by a federal judge to sit for a deposition next week in his defamation lawsuit against ABC News and anchor George Stephanopoulos. 

Trump Calls for End to Daylight Saving Time

WASHINGTON—President-elect Donald Trump said on Friday the Republican Party “will use its best efforts” to end daylight saving time, which he called “inconvenient, and very costly to our Nation.” “The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, which has a small but strong constituency, but shouldn’t!” Trump said on social