Republicans in the House and Senate have proposed legislation that would ban TikTok on all devices in the country and forbid any dealings with ByteDance, the app’s Chinese parent firm, on the grounds that it poses a serious danger to national security. The “No TikTok on United States Devices Act” was presented on Wednesday by Senator Josh Hawley and Representative Ken Buck in an... 

In June, whistleblower Zach Vorhies dumped internal Google documents exposing the company’s shady practices and political agenda. Rather than investigate, US lawmakers are offering Big Tech political cover and a legislative decoy. Internal documents and secret recordings continue to make abundantly clear what many already knew and others strongly suspected about Google and other digital goliaths;... 

American senior Senators admit that they have no idea what they are talking about. Lindsay Graham, a member of the powerful Senate Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law, admitted that he had never sent an email in his entire life. In 2008 John McCain, one of the loudest voices pushing “cybersecurity” spying bills, claimed that he doesn’t send emails as well: “I don’t... 

A majority of US senators submit to Israel’s demands to please the Israel lobby and do not represent the interests of the United States, an American scholar says. “It’s really embarrassing that so many American senators are willing to carry water for Israel,” said James Henry Fetzer, who is also an editor at Veterans Today and a retired professor in Madison, Wisconsin. “They ought to simply... 

Exploiting Isla Vista shooting in new bid to confiscate firearms from American citizens. California Democrat Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer are exploiting the Isla Vista shooting in a new bid to confiscate firearms from American citizens. The Pause for Safety Act will allow “families and others” to seek a “gun violence prevention order” in court. The order will allow police to... 

The crew members of Expedition 40/41 pose in front of a Soyuz spacecraft simulator in Star City, Russia. A number of US senators express concern that the widening diplomatic rift between Washington and Moscow could derail the US space program or even cause Russia to abandon American astronauts in space. Members of the Senate Appropriations Committee told NASA Administrator Charles Bolden on Thursday... 

The White House warns that a fresh effort by some US senators to impose new sanctions against Iran will send the signal that Washington negotiates in bad faith. “If we pass sanctions now, even with a deferred trigger which has been discussed, the Iranians, and likely our international partners, will see us as having negotiated in bad faith,” White House spokesman Jay Carney said on Tuesday. Key... 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and US President Barack Obama As Iran and the six world powers resume the next round of nuclear talks in Geneva on Wednesday, US President Barack Obama pleads with American senators to ignore the aggressive lobbying campaign by Israel and hold off on new sanctions against Tehran. During a two-hour White House meeting on Tuesday, Obama called on senators... 

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a coalition of over 800 pro-gun control US mayors, has launched a USD 12-million television advertisement campaign aimed at pushing US Senators to put their weight behind gun control efforts. “These ads bring the voices of Americans – who overwhelmingly support comprehensive and enforceable background checks – into the... 

US senators have requested the legal justification for the killings of US citizens suspected of terrorism by the Obama administration. Meanwhile a ‘chilling’ leaked memo showed that the government sees little need for constraint on the issue. A group of 11 senators on Monday wrote a letter to President Barack Obama, asking him to release all Justice Department memos on the practice of targeting... 

The situation in the U.S. city of Detroit is critical. The city is dying out at an alarming rate. Currently, the financial condition of the former center of the American automotive industry is so bad that senators are seriously considering the possibility of dissolution of the city and distribution of its assets among other cities of the State of Michigan. In mid-December of 2012, Senator Rick Jones... 

US Senator Jim Webb China is one of the biggest economies in the world and grew at more than 9 percent over the last year. It also has loaned more than $1 trillion to the U.S. to fund its deficit-spending. But at the same time, the U.S. sends foreign aid to China, which lawmakers of all stripes say is just plain nuts. “Why in the world would we be borrowing money and then turn around and giving... 

The emergence of China as the world's fastest-growing major economy has led to often strained relations with the United States. The passage of a bill intended to make Beijing let its currency rise could lead to a trade war between the world’s top two economies, Chinese officials have warned. Both China’s central bank and ministries of commerce and foreign affairs are accusing the U.S.... 

Senators Joe Lieberman (I – CT), John McCain (R – AZ) and Lindsey Graham (R – SC) are in Israel today discussing as they so often do the prospect of America launching yet another massive, ill-conceived war, this time against Iran. Sen. McCain opened with comments suggesting he did not believe that Israel, which has repeatedly threatened to launch a military attack on Iran, was close to making... 

Dealing Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates a diplomatic slap, France announced Monday it will sell at least one amphibious assault warship to Russia. The sale, the first by a NATO member to Russia, comes despite objections from U.S. and other NATO members and was disclosed while Mr. Gates was visiting Paris. The French sale will help Moscow to begin modernizing its aging armed forces at a time when...