South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Donald Trump's pick to lead the agency central to his vision of cracking down on illegal immigration, faced senators Friday at confirmation hearing that will be her first chance to lay out her vision for the sprawling Department of Homeland Security.
Our lives, economies, and politics are lived online. Increasingly, Americans have become aware of the challenges of cybersecurity but tend to see it in personal terms. (“Don’t click on the strange link!”) Those in the U.S. government, whether in the Office of the National Cyber Director or in the defense and intelligence agencies, tend to […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) took a swipe at Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) Friday for his criticism over his administration's handling of the deadly Los Angeles wildfires. “Mr. Speaker, when Louisianans need help after hurricanes, it's Californians — many of whom have been impacted by these fires — who foot the bill to help your...
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch expressed concerns Friday that the divest-or-ban law targeting TikTok might not "achieve its goals." Gorsuch warned that foreign adversaries could ultimately turn to another application for surveillance of U.S. data if TikTok is no longer used in the U.S. "Whether this law will succeed in achieving its ends, I do...
President-elect Trump will use a Bible that was given to him by his mother, as well as the Lincoln Bible, for his swearing-in Monday. Trump’s late mother, Mary Anne MacLeod Trump, gave him the Bible in 1955 to mark his Sunday Church Primary School graduation at First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica, N.Y., according to the Trump...