December 7, 2022
TikTok Deal Delayed over National Security Concerns
Negotiations between the U.S. government and China-owned TikTok have been delayed due to national security concerns involving ByteDance, the app’s Chinese parent company, and its access to the private user data of Americans.
After NDAA Defeat, Amy Klobuchar Drops National Security Rationale for Media Cartel Bill JCPA
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), the driving force behind efforts to secure a handout for Democrat media cronies through the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA), appears to have abandoned her last-minute pivot to a “national security” argument for the bill after efforts to attach it to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) failed.
Report: McConnell Pushes Updated Version of 'Unconstitutional' Horse Racing Law in Spending Bill
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is allegedly pushing for an impending spending bill to include an updated version of a horse racing law that was recently ruled unconstitutional by a federal appeals court, Reuters reported Monday.
DHS Chief Mayorkas Ignores Surge of Illegal Alien Terrorists Arriving at U.S. Border in National Security Speech
In a speech on national security, President Joe Biden’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas ignored the record-breaking number of illegal aliens arriving at United States borders who are found on the federal government’s Terrorism Watch List.
Van Jones: Trump Picking Herschel Walker Was 'Insult to the Black Community'
CNN political commentator Van Jones said Tuesday on CNN that former President Donald Trump picking Georgia Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker was an insult to black voters.
Severe Blowback on Effort to Include Media Cartel Bill JCPA in Defense Bill Forces Congressional Leaders to Remove from Bill
Congressional leaders stripped from the annual defense package a controversial proposal that would have allowed media organizations to create cartels to collectively bargain with Big Tech companies, text of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) released on Tuesday evening shows.