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TikTok ‘Screams’ of National Security Risks: FBI Director

March 9, 2023
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FBI Director Christopher Wray warned members of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday about the dangers TikTok poses to the United States’ national security. “This is a tool that is ultimately within the control of the Chinese government, and it, to me, it screams out with national security concerns,” Wray told senators at a March…

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Rep. Greene to Lead GOP Visit to Jan. 6 Defendants in DC Jail: Reports

March 9, 2023
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Republican lawmakers sitting on the House Oversight Committee are planning to visit the jail holding Jan. 6 defendants in Washington, D.C., multiple media outlets confirmed. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Rep. James Comer (Ky.), who both sit on the committee, told media outlets on Wednesday that they are intending to organize a trip to the Central Detention…

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Rep. Greene to Lead GOP Visit to Jan. 6 Defendants in DC Jail

March 9, 2023
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Republican lawmakers sitting on the House Oversight Committee are planning to visit the jail holding Jan. 6 defendants in Washington, D.C., multiple media outlets confirmed. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Rep. James Comer (Ky.), who both sit on the committee, told media outlets on Wednesday that they are intending to organize a trip to the Central Detention…

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Congress Grapples with AI Revolution, ChatGPT

March 8, 2023
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Senators and representatives held separate hearings March 8 on the perils and promise of artificial intelligence (AI), signaling lawmakers’ growing regulatory appetite in the wake of actions on the technology from the Biden administration. “AI is no longer a matter of science fiction nor is it a technology confined to research labs. AI is a…

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Bipartisan Budget Briefing a ‘Good Start’ for Cooperation on Debt Reduction

March 8, 2023
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Democrats and Republicans met for a rare joint briefing on March 8 to hear a briefing from the Congressional Budget Office on the outlook for the nation’s financial health. The news, though sobering, was intended to form a common understanding of the facts that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) hopes will lead to bipartisan cooperation…

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TikTok Whistleblower Says US Data Can Easily Be Accessed From China: Sen. Hawley

March 8, 2023
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Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is pressing the Treasury Department to conduct a thorough review of new whistleblower allegations regarding the Chinese-owned short video app TikTok that were recently brought to his attention. Writing to Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen on March 8, Hawley said that a TikTok whistleblower has come to him with direct…

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Rep. Lance Gooden Introduces Bill to Re-establish Trump-Era Program Targeting Chinese Espionage

March 8, 2023
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Rep. Lance Gooden (R-Texas) introduced a bill on March 7 to re-establish the China Initiative—a Trump-era program that aimed at countering economic espionage, intellectual property theft, and other threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The legislation (pdf)—called the Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act—is intended to reinstate the China Initiative program,…

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Rep. Gooden Introduces Bill to Re-establish Trump-Era Program Targeting Chinese Espionage

March 8, 2023
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Rep. Lance Gooden (R-Texas) introduced a bill on March 7 to re-establish the China Initiative—a Trump-era program that aimed at countering economic espionage, intellectual property theft, and other threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The legislation (pdf)—called the Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act—is intended to reinstate the China Initiative program,…

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Experts Warn That the US Is Close to Disaster on Debt Ceiling

March 8, 2023
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Economists and experts warned a Senate committee hearing this week that the U.S. government is close to disaster on the federal debt ceiling. The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Policy conducted a hearing on Mar. 7 titled: “The Federal Debt Limit and its Economic and Financial Consequences,” with five expert…

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McCarthy Confirms Plan to Meet With Taiwan’s President in US

March 8, 2023
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is set to meet with Taiwan’s president Tsai Ing-wen during her U.S. visit later this year, the Californian Republican confirmed on March 7, adding that the meeting would not replace his anticipated trip to the democratic island. “That has nothing to do with my travel, if I would go to…

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