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April 17, 2020

China decimated US intelligence apparatus years ago, posing steep challenge during coronavirus cover-up

As the coronavirus continues to assault the globe – and red flags are being raised over exactly how the novel pathogen originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan – a glaring spotlight has been cast on US intelligence operations in the region and the Communist Party (CCP) 's quest to kill and imprison operatives.

April 11, 2020

China's telecom 'trustworthiness' under question, FCC commissioner tells Shannon Bream

China's trustworthiness, as it applies to international telecommunications involving the U.S., is under question, a commissioner with the Federal Communications Commission said Friday night.

April 9, 2020

Feds move to block China-owned telecom service from operating in US

The Justice Department and other Executive Branch agencies recommended Thursday that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) revoke and terminate China Telecom Corp.’s authorizations to provide international telecommunication services to and from the U.S.

April 9, 2020

Barr says Trump was right to fire intel watchdog, calls Russia probe 'one of the greatest travesties'

Attorney General William Barr told Fox News' Laura Ingraham in an exclusive interview airing Thursday that President Trump "did the right thing" to dismiss Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson, who alerted Congress about Trump's July 2019 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, which led to the president's impeachment.

April 3, 2020

Sen. Kelly Loeffler dumped travel stock just before Trump barred travel to US from Europe

Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., sold off $46,027 worth of stock in an online travel company days after the shares were purchased and just before President Trump restricted most travel from Europe to the United States amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report.

April 2, 2020

FISA reauthorizations in doubt after findings that FBI surveillance was riddled with major errors

New findings by the Justice Department inspector general that the FBI has repeatedly violated surveillance rules could impact Congress' pending reauthorization of key powers related to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC), with top Republican lawmakers already saying the DOJ report will have major consequences for surveillance law.

April 2, 2020

Members of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido's team kidnapped, security forces claim they had coronavirus

Five additional members of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido’s team have been kidnapped, according to local reports on Monday – bringing the total to ten who are now languishing behind bars.

April 2, 2020

Feds distribute thousands of masks, other supplies seized from hoarders during coronavirus pandemic

The Justice Department and Department of Health and Human Services are distributing nearly 200,000 N95 respirator masks and other medical supplies to New York and New Jersey after confiscating them from individuals hoarding the materials.

March 31, 2020

Watchdog says FBI violations with FISA warrants went beyond Russia probe

The Justice Department inspector general has determined that FBI violations of surveillance warrant rules extended beyond the Trump-Russia investigation, saying such missteps in recent years have undermined the bureau’s ability to achieve a “scrupulously accurate” standard for all Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act applications.

March 30, 2020

Burr vows to cooperate with any stock sale ‘inquiry’ amid reported DOJ probe

Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr's lawyer says the powerful lawmaker will cooperate with any “inquiry” amid a reported Justice Department investigation into lawmakers' stock sales in the run-up to the coronavirus outbreak.