US Adds 9th Company to List of Salt Typhoon Telecom Victims

Senior national security official said the United States looks to ‘lock down’ telecom infrastructure with stricter cybersecurity rules. The White House has identified a ninth U.S. telecom network that Chinese state hackers have compromised, a senior official said on Dec. 27. Anne Neuberger, deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technology, revealed the new

US Expands Cyber Countermeasures as List of China Telecom Hack Victims Grows

Senior national security official said the United States looks to ‘lock down’ telecom infrastructure with stricter cybersecurity rules. The White House has identified a ninth U.S. telecom network that Chinese state hackers have compromised in a sweeping intrusion, a senior official said on Dec. 27, as authorities take steps to prevent similar cases of cyberespionage

2nd Florida State Lawmaker Leaves Democratic Party to Join Republicans

Rep. Hillary Cassel becomes the second Florida lawmaker to do so in recent weeks. Florida state Rep. Hillary Cassel on Friday became the second Florida representative in this legislative session to switch parties from Democrat to Republican, according to an announcement she made on social media. In a statement posted on social media platform X,

Musk, Ramaswamy Defend Foreign Worker Visas Amid Social Media Backlash

‘If you want your TEAM to win the championship, you need to recruit top talent wherever they may be,’ Musk wrote. After Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy made posts on the social platform X this week endorsing an expansion of the visa program for hiring foreign-born highly skilled workers, the two tech billionaires faced backlash

West Virginia’s Jim Justice to Delay Senate Swearing-In by 10 Days to Finish Governor’s Term

‘I don’t think that West Virginia needs to have four governors in 10 days,’ Justice says. Sen.-elect Gov. Jim Justice (R-W.Va.) said Thursday that he will delay his swearing in as West Virginia’s junior senator to serve out the remainder of his time in office as governor of the state. Justice, who is replacing outgoing

Trump’s Border Czar Suggests Using Halfway Houses for Children of Illegal Immigrants

‘They’re going to be put in a halfway house,’ Tom Homan says. President-elect Donald Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, suggested on Thursday that the incoming administration may use halfway houses for the children of illegal immigrants. “As far as U.S. children—children, that’s going to be a difficult situation, because we’re not going to detain your

Africans Excited but Nervous Ahead of Trump’s 2nd Term

Many Africans say President-elect Donald Trump is a man they can do business with, despite his tougher approach. JOHANNESBURG—Africa is set to feature “quite prominently” on the agenda of the second Trump administration, according to Ronak Gopaldas, an analyst for the Signal Risk firm in Cape Town, South Africa. “There was a sense that Trump