Category: National Security

Keeping the Lights on in America: Looking Ahead at Power Grid Reliability–A Heritate Foundation Event

James Danly, commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, discusses power grid reliability and the impact of electricity policies in a conversation held by Heritage Foundation at 11:00 a.m. ET on May 17. Travis Fisher, senior research fellow,  Energy and Environment of The Heritage Foundation, hosts the event. …


Afghan on Terror Watchlist Arrested After Attempting to Cross Into US From San Diego

An unnamed Afghan on the terror watchlist was arrested by the U.S. Border Patrol on May 10 at the U.S.-Mexico border near Otay Mesa in Southern California, when trying to enter with a group of migrants. San Diego Supervisor Jim Desmond said the incident was a “stark remind” that the federal government should be doing more…


China-Based Network Conspired to Deliver WMD Components to Iran, DOJ Charges

The DOJ is unsealing charges against a Chinese citizen who, it claims, helped to operate a network that provides WMD components to Iran. Authorities in New York unsealed the indictment May 16, charging Xiangjiang Qiao with sanctions evasion, money laundering, and bank fraud, alleging that Qiao participated in a scheme to use a sanctioned Chinese…


Pair Accused of Stealing Technology for China in New DOJ Charges

A joint task force is charging two men for their roles in separate schemes to steal and reproduce 3D modeling and autonomous vehicle technology for communist China. The two cases were announced with three others on May 16, as part of a tranche of prosecutions aimed at squashing crimes related to export violations, smuggling, and…


‘Bomb in a China Shop’: AI to Wipe Out Jobs, Create Election Uncertainties, Congress Hears

WASHINGTON—Artificial Intelligence (AI) will drive massive disruptions in the American job sector and contribute to much more fraught election cycles as new platforms allow for increased manipulation of voters, Congress has heard. The explosion of popularly available AI tools like ChatGPT will profoundly affect society as early as next year, experts and senators said during…


Nuclear Power Poised for Boom in US but Industry Says Regulatory Reform Needed

Private fund managers and venture capitalists in 2022 invested more than $5 billion in nuclear power companies in the United States, where the industry is poised to build “hundreds of new reactors,” double its electrical output, and triple its workforce to meet a projected 50-percent increase in energy demand by 2050. It’s all very exciting,…


Beijing Snares Top UK Physicist to Assist With Hypersonic Weapons Research

Beijing has reportedly lured one of the United Kingdom’s (UK) top physicists and leading experts in the fields of multiscale gas, liquids, and solid systems—critically important for hypersonic research. Zhang Yonghao, who worked in the UK for more than 20 years in leading universities, also held the Weir Professor of Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics chair…


IN-DEPTH: UK Intel, FBI Line Agents Scoffed at Trump-Russia Investigation Since Beginning, Notes Durham Report

Several FBI agents and United Kingdom intelligence officers were dumbfounded by the decision by FBI higher-ups to launch an investigation of Trump campaign aides for supposed collusion with Russia in 2016. Early on, UK intelligence officers pointed out that the reason for opening the probe was flimsy and that its continuation would be fruitless. Later…


Illegal Immigrants Bused to Vice President’s Home Once Again as Title 42 Ends

A busload of illegal immigrants was dropped off late on May 14 outside the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, where Vice President Kamala Harris’ residence is located. According to ABC7, the bus arrived at around 8:30 p.m. on Mother’s Day carrying dozens of illegal immigrants from Del Rio, Texas. The outlet shared videos on Twitter…


GOP Presidential Candidates Reacts to Durham Report: ‘Shut Down the FBI’

Two Republican presidential candidates have responded to news that special counsel John Durham’s report further discredits the FBI’s investigation of the Trump campaign ahead of the 2016 presidential election, saying they’re glad the facts have come out and that there’s a case to argue for shutting down the FBI. According to Durham, who has spent…