The action is part of a U.S. operation to counter ‘increasingly reckless cyber activity’ from Beijing, Treasury officials said. The United States on Jan. 17 sanctioned a Chinese cyber actor and a cybersecurity firm, accusing both of aiding the recent hack into the Treasury Department and the intrusion into major U.S. telecom providers. The Chinese
Lithuania has pledged 5–6 percent of GDP for defense, answering President-elect Donald Trump’s call for higher NATO spending. Lithuania has announced plans to boost its defense spending to between 5 percent and 6 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP), becoming the first NATO country to make a firm commitment to President-elect Donald Trump’s request
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine also met with Vivek Ramaswamy and several Ohio elected officials before making the decision days before Trump’s inauguration. Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine named Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to fill Vice-President-elect JD Vance’s U.S. Senate seat in a Jan. 17 announcement. Vance resigned from his Senate seat earlier this month in
The bill awaits final passage and the signature of incoming President-elect Donald Trump. WASHINGTON—The Senate on Jan. 17 advanced a bill that requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain illegal immigrants arrested for theft, burglary, or shoplifting, setting it up for a final vote. That bill, the Laken Riley Act, also allows states
The bill awaits final passage and the signature of incoming President-elect Donald Trump. The Senate on Jan. 17 ended debate on legislation that requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain illegal immigrants arrested for theft, burglary, or shoplifting. That bill, the Laken Riley Act, also allows states to sue the federal government if
By sending the deputy leader to Washington, CCP leader Xi Jinping wants to ‘offer an olive branch’ to Trump, an expert said. Chinese communist regime leader Xi Jinping has chosen not to attend U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration next week and will instead send deputy leader Han Zheng to Washington as his special representative, Beijing’s
This will not be the first time an inauguration was not held on the Capitol steps. The Jan. 20 inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump has been moved indoors due to extreme cold weather. “It is my obligation to protect the People of our Country but, before we even begin, we have to think of the