The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. The goal of this bill is simple: to force TikTok to divest from ByteDance — its Beijing-based parent corporation that exists under the full control of the Chinese Communist Party — or be banned in the United States. This […]
As Ukraine’s defense falters amid wavering commitment in Washington, the country’s defenders depict its fight as a front-line defense for the rules-based order. If Ukraine falls, the logic goes, so too does the liberal order. Such concerns are valid. Russian President Vladimir Putin makes little secret of his disdain for liberalism and his desire to […]
Beauty is not simply in the eye of the beholder. True beauty is objective, and everyone can and should strive to achieve it. On Sunday, I visited the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. I’m a sucker for historical architecture and aesthetics, so this visit was, in a figurative […]
Fox News host Brian Kilmeade and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) clashed on air Thursday about a potential TikTok ban in the United States and the ownership of the company. Paul joined Kilmeade on “Fox & Friends” just after the House passed a bill that could ban TikTok in the U.S., handing the Senate the task...
The House voted overwhelmingly in favor of legislation on Wednesday that could potentially ban TikTok in the U.S. If enacted, the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act would force ByteDance, TikTok's China-based parent company, to sell the app or be banned from U.S. app stores and web hosting services. Here are five things...
A vast majority of Black smokers use menthols, and in an election year, when every vote matters, President Biden can ill-afford to alienate any potential constituency.
Royal Caribbean announced Thursday it will no longer stop its cruise liners at its private beach in Labadee, Haiti, “out of an abundance of caution" as the country struggles with rampant gang violence and political instability. “Due to the evolving situation in Haiti, and in an abundance of caution, we're temporarily suspending our visits to...
A federal appeals court on Thursday denied ex-Trump adviser Peter Navarro’s bid to stay out of prison while appealing his conviction for refusing to comply with a congressional subpoena related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit largely affirmed the trial judge’s...
The Navy has fired the captain of the USS Ohio guided missile submarine, service officials revealed. Capt. Kurt D. Balagna was fired as commanding officer of the Ohio “due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command,” the Navy said in a Wednesday statement. “Navy commanding officers are held to high standards of personal and professional...