OXON HILL, Md.—Fifteen months ago, Dev Shah spent a miserable five hours spelling outdoors in chilly, windy, damp conditions at a supersize regional competition in Orlando, Florida, only to fall short of his dream of returning to the Scripps National Spelling Bee. “Despondent is the right word,” Dev said. “I just didn’t know if I…

HONG KONG—Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong was sentenced Monday to three months in prison for breaching court bans on disclosing personal information about a police officer who injured a protester during 2019 pro-democracy protests. Wong rose to prominence in 2014 pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong and was in custody after he indicated his intention to…

America’s Future Series is presenting the National Security Dual-Use Summit on March 10, 9:30 a.m.—5:00 p.m. CT. The summit invites all defense entrepreneurs, innovation units, tech scouting, the investment community, and academic and government leaders working to put advanced capabilities in the hands of warfighters faster and maximize America’s technological competitiveness. Schedule All times are…

America’s Future Series is presenting the National Security Dual-Use Summit on March 10, 9:30 a.m.—5:00 p.m. CT. The summit invites all defense entrepreneurs, innovation units, tech scouting, the investment community, and academic and government leaders working to put advanced capabilities in the hands of warfighters faster and maximize America’s technological competitiveness. Schedule All times are…

News Analysis The Biden administration’s efforts to revise and extend radical policies affecting the culture of the U.S. military and the status of certain service members may make 2023 one of the most transformative years in the history of this nation’s armed services, changing the institution beyond recognition, policy analysts and commentators have told The…

Records of communications among top-level Biden administration officials are being sought under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) that may shed light on how the federal government has altered or plans to alter tax audit policy in accordance with a Feb. 16 Executive Order. The America First Legal Foundation (AFL), a Washington-based nonprofit agency, filed…

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) has expressed guarded optimism about President Joe Biden’s acknowledgment during his State of the Union address on Feb. 7 that the United States is not ready to abandon fossil fuels completely. She made the comments to NTD, the television affiliate of The Epoch Times, in a Feb. 8 interview, while also expressing…

Amid growing backlash against social media platforms, including legislation targeting Chinese-owned TikTok and other apps, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) said in a Feb. 7 interview with NBC News that he plans to sponsor legislation that will set a minimum age of 16 for users of social media and that he also plans to commission a…

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) criticized President Joe Biden’s Feb. 7 State of the Union address in a Fox & Friends interview, accusing the president of having deliberately misrepresented critical aspects of the Republican Party’s legislative agenda while failing to take responsibility for a failed border policy and an escalating fentanyl crisis driven by China….

Learn about the designation of Tongass as a national forest, and the conflict between industry and conservation groups. …