National security

Trump signs executive order to pause TikTok ban, provide immunity to tech firms

8:22pm January 20, 2025

The order follows TikTok going dark for about 14 hours after the Supreme Court upheld a law prohibiting the service from operating in the U.S. unless it breaks away from its parent company in China.

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TikTok is back online in the U.S., following Trump's promise to pause the ban

2:56pm January 19, 2025

The president-elect said he will issue an executive order Monday to delay the ban while he brokers a sale. The app has returned on web and mobile, but is not available in Apple and Google's stores.

TikTok is offline in the U.S. after Supreme Court upholds ban

10:55pm January 18, 2025

The app had more than 170 million monthly users in the U.S. The black-out is the result of a law forcing the service offline unless it sheds its ties to ByteDance, its China-based parent company.

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Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban, threatening app's existence in the U.S.

10:10am January 17, 2025

The decision resolves a long-running legal dispute between the Department of Justice and TikTok. But experts say President-elect Donald Trump will now have considerable sway over the platform's future in the U.S.

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National

The American industry that wants more government intervention

5:00am December 18, 2024

As President-elect Trump promises to eliminate government agencies and regulations, one American industry — mining — is asking for more intervention. They say national economic and military security are at stake.

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National security experts warn that extreme weather threatens elections this year

5:15pm June 18, 2024

National security professionals are warning that there's a growing threat to global elections — one that is on par with disinformation, foreign interference and even the threat of political violence.

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World News

U.S. and Chinese defense chiefs hold first official meeting in Singapore

8:32am May 31, 2024

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his Chinese counterpart met for the first time in Singapore on Friday, as Washington and Beijing seek to head off potential conflict in the region.

Workers at the U.S. Embassy in Havana leave the building in September 2017. New research out of the National Institutes of Health finds no unusual pattern of damage in the brains of Havana syndrome patients.

In Havana syndrome patients, NIH scientists find no physical trace of harm

1:56pm March 18, 2024

by Jon Hamilton

The mysterious ailments that became known as Havana syndrome left no physical evidence of injury or disease, according to two government studies.

The TikTok Inc. building is seen in Culver City, Calif., on March 17, 2023.

House GOP moves ahead with TikTok vote as Trump voices opposition to possible ban

11:36pm March 11, 2024

by The Associated Press

House Republicans move ahead with a bill that would require Chinese company ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban in the U.S. even as former President Donald Trump voices opposition to the effort.

Texas Rep. Mónica De La Cruz and Alabama GOP Sen. Kate Britt delivered rebuttals to Biden's speech.

Politics & Government

GOP rebuttals to Biden's State of the Union focus on the border and immigration

1:51am March 08, 2024

Alabama GOP Sen. Katie Britt and Texas Rep. Mónica De La Cruz delivered rebuttals to Biden's speech focusing on immigration, crime, inflation and national security.