The Russia connectionU.S. Concludes Russian Agents Poisoned Navalny, Will Join EU Sanctions Published 2 March 2021 Senior U.S. administration officials say Washington has concluded that Russian agents used a nerve agent to poison opposition leader Aleksei Navalny. The officials said the United States will mirror EU sanctions on seven senior Russian government officials. Senior U.S. administration

InsurrectionFBI: No Evidence of Leftist Extremists Involved in 6 January Attack on Capitol Published 2 March 2021 DBI director Christopher Wray told lawmakers today (Tuesday) that there wasn’t any evidence to suggest that left-wing extremists or “fake Trump supporters” were involved in the 6 January attack on the Capitol. The claims about fake Trump supporters,

Hate crimesHate Crimes Targeting Asian Americans Spiked by 150% in Major U.S. Cities By Masood Farivar Published 2 March 2021 Hate-fueled attacks on Asian Americans spiked across major U.S. cities last year — in some cases by triple-digit percentages — even as overall hate crimes declined, newly analyzed police department statistics show. Moreover, the alarming

Our picks: China syndromeTop U.K. Universities Worked with Chinese Nuclear Weapons Labs | China’s Rare Earth & U.S.-China Tech War | Boycotting Beijing Winter Olympics, and more Published 2 March 2021 ·  Scientists at Top British Universities Worked with Chinese Nuclear Weapons Researchers ·  Royal Navy to defy Beijing with patrols in South China Sea ·  China’s

The Russia connectionU.S. Concludes Russian Agents Poisoned Navalny, Will Join EU Sanctions Published 2 March 2021 Senior U.S. administration officials say Washington has concluded that Russian agents used a nerve agent to poison opposition leader Aleksei Navalny. The officials said the United States will mirror EU sanctions on seven senior Russian government officials. Senior U.S. administration

Domestic terrorismU.S. Militias Want to “Blow Up” Capitol: Police Chief Published 26 February 2021 The acting chief of the US Capitol police urged for security measures to remain in place amid ongoing threats by extremists. “Members of militia groups that were present on January 6 have stated their desires that they want to blow up

IranU.S. Strikes Iran-Backed Militias Blamed for Rocket Attacks in Iraq Published 26 February 2021 The United States launched air strikes in eastern Syria targeting facilities used by Iran-backed militias. The Pentagon said the strikes, the first military action undertaken by President Joe Biden’s administration since he was sworn into office last month, hit “multiple facilities”

SolarWindsSolarWinds Hack Bigger, More Dangerous than Previously Thought, Tech Execs Warn By Jeff Seldin Published 26 February 2021 Executives with technology companies impacted by the massive cybersecurity breach known as the SolarWinds hack are giving U.S. lawmakers more reason to worry, warning the intrusion is both bigger and more dangerous than first realized. Executives with technology

Cyber workforceCyber Workforce Protecting U.S. National Security By David Vergun Published 25 February 2021 The Defense Department’s cyber workforce is tasked with defending virtually every system that the department relies on to protect national security. The Defense Department’s cyber workforce is tasked with defending virtually every system that the department relies on to protect national security,

Supply chainsBiden Orders Review to Bolster Supply Chain Resiliency By Patsy Widakuswara Published 24 February 2021 President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Wednesday to formally order a 100-day government review of global supply chains and potential U.S. vulnerabilities in key industries including computer chips, electric vehicle batteries, pharmaceuticals and critical minerals used in