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The FBI alleges TikTok poses national security concerns

TikTok, which hit 1 billion monthly active users in September 2021, is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance.

By NPR

Are China and the US entering a second Cold War?

While other world events demand our attention, not enough awareness is focused on the heightening worldwide contest between the United States and China.

By Merideth Bucher/WITF

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With focus on domestic extremists, lawmakers aim to reorient national security agenda

In the aftermath of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, a growing number of lawmakers are calling for a revamp of U.S. policy to better target domestic terrorists.

By NPR

In op-ed, 10 ex-defense secretaries say military has no role in election disputes

They made it clear that any effort to involve U.S. armed forces in resolving election disputes would take the country "into dangerous, unlawful and unconstitutional territory."
By NPR

Right-wing embrace of conspiracy is ‘mass radicalization,’ experts warn

Terrorism analysts warn that the country’s polarization isn’t just damaging to U.S. politics — it’s a national security threat.

By NPR

Security gaps persist, report warns, after U.S. blames Iran in election scheme

A report published on Thursday described how many government and political domains don’t observe a security practice that makes it more difficult for attackers to run spoof email scams.

By NPR

John Bolton says U.S. is ‘not safer’ today than it was before Trump Presidency

Bolton’s book about his time in the White House, The Room Where It Happened, contains a multitude of allegations against Trump and his foreign policy. Trump has denied them.

By NPR

Ex-Philadlephia Navy Yard worker to serve 6 months for lying to FBI

Federal authorities said Fred C. Arena lied on his application for a national security clearance.
By The Associated Press

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