Red flags raised about FBI’s Biden informant as far back as 2016

Federal prosecutors were put on notice as far back as 2016 that Alexander Smirnov, the confidential FBI informant whose alleged lies about President Biden’s business dealings fueled — and then damaged — a Republican impeachment effort, was a known “liar and a fraudster.”  Undated photo of Alexander Smirnov, former FBI informant, obtained by CBS News.

When would a TikTok ban go into effect?

Washington — Americans could lose access to TikTok within months if a bill that seeks to force its Beijing-based parent company ByteDance to sell its stake is signed into law. But the popular video-sharing app’s potentially swift demise depends on whether the bill can overcome a number of hurdles.  Lawmakers have long tried to regulate