President Biden on Monday issued an executive order to prohibit the use of commercial spyware across the U.S. federal government that poses a risk to national security or targets U.S. personnel. The order will apply to all departments and agencies and bans use of commercial spyware that a foreign government or foreign person used to...
The White House on Monday threatened a veto of a House Republicans’ energy package, known as H.R. 1, if it makes it to President Biden's desk. “H.R. 1 would take us backward. Therefore, if presented to the President in its current form, he would veto it,” said a White House statement. The package, which seeks...
Most Americans aren’t too worried that the failure of Silicon Valley Bank earlier this month will personally impact them, though greater concerns remain over the potential for broader economic fallout, according to a new Harvard CAPS/Harris poll. Only 9 percent of respondents said they expect the bank failure to affect them a “great deal,” while...
Emergency officials in Nashville, Tenn. said they were responding to an "active aggressor" at a school in the city with "multiple patients" amid reports of a shooting at the school. The Nashville Fire Department said on Twitter it was responding to the Covenant School, which is listed as a private Christian elementary school, according to...
As a veteran of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, I have had the distinct honor and privilege to lead and serve alongside some of the most extraordinary, heroic, and selfless Americans our nation has ever produced. I’m inspired every day by their devotion to duty, country, and each other. As Americans, we should honor them and their...
Defense officials and analysts acknowledge that China is no longer merely a regional power but a global power on the move. Its recent moves to restore diplomatic ties between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and to broker a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine, show that China intends to overshadow the U.S. in the international community....
Story at a glance The number of adults prioritizing classic American values like patriotism, religious faith and having children appears to be shrinking. A new poll conducted by the Wall Street Journal and the independent research institution NORC shows fewer Americans feel these traditional values are as important as they once were. Under 40 percent...
Fox News host Brian Kilmeade on Monday called it “insane” for former President Trump to kick off his first official 2024 rally with a national anthem sung by incarcerated Jan. 6 rioters and footage featuring the insurrection. Kilmeade on “Fox & Friends” criticized Trump for the rally’s spotlight on Jan. 6 and the former president’s...
Twitter CEO Elon Musk reportedly told employees in an email on Friday that the company is now valued at $20 billion, less than half of the $44 billion he paid to purchase the company last year. In the email, viewed by The New York Times, Musk also announced a new compensation program in which employees...