national security

WATCH: Mayorkas, Becerra testify in Senate hearing for additional security and health funding

By News Desk

Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas and Health and Human Services Secretary Becerra testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee Wednesday to review Biden's supplemental funding requests for their respective departments.

White House asks Congress for $105 billion to boost national security

By Chris Megerian, Associated Press

President Joe Biden hopes Congress will move urgently on the legislation, and he made the case for deepening U.S. support for its allies during a rare Oval Office address on Thursday night.

2 U.S. Navy sailors arrested on charges tied to national security and China

By Julie Watson, Associated Press

The indictment says Wei made contact with a Chinese government intelligence officer in February 2022 and provided photographs and videos of the ship he served on.

U.S. restricts visa-free travel for Hungarian passport holders over security concerns

By Bela Szandelszky, Associated Press

The restrictions apply to the U.S. Visa Waiver Program, which allows passport holders from 40 countries to enter the United States for business or tourism without a visa for up to 90 days.

Hong Kong police arrest 4 men accused of supporting people overseas, endangering national security

By Kanis Leung, Associated Press

Local media say the four are former members of the now-defunct pro-democracy party Demosisto, which was founded by Nathan Law, an activist who is now based in the U.K.

China warns of artificial intelligence risks, calls for increased national security measures

By Associated Press

The statement underscores the tension between the government's determination to seize global leadership in cutting-edge technology and concerns about the possible social and political harms of such technologies.

China accuses U.S. of wrongfully targeting Chinese companies by restricting U.S. technology

By Joe McDonald, Associated Press

Washington has accused China of trying to use civilian companies to obtain processor chips, aerospace and other technologies that can be used to make weapons. Beijing retorts that the U.S. government is trying to stop potential commercial competitors.

States consider restricting land ownership for foreign nationals after Chinese balloon sparks national security debate

By Matthew Brown, Sam Metz, Associated Press

As U.S.-China relations cool amid trade disputes and espionage fears stoked by the Chinese spy balloon shot down off the Atlantic Coast, lawmakers in Congress and at least 11 statehouses are weighing legislation to further limit foreign ownership of farmland.

Analysis: How spy balloons work, and what information they can gather

By Iain Boyd, The Conversation

A Chinese high-altitude balloon violated U.S. airspace, a serious enough breach to nix a high-level diplomatic meeting in Beijing. The balloon itself, however, was not much of a threat.

UK cyber-intelligence chief says China’s growing power is a top security issue

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press

Jeremy Fleming, director of GCHQ, said that despite war raging in Europe since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Beijing’s growing power is the "national security issue that will define our future.”…