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March 4, 2021

White House calls for ‘new approach’ to national security challenges to ‘prevail’ in competition with China

President Biden is calling for a "new approach" to national security to "strengthen" the United States’ advantages and "prevail in strategic competition with China," warning that Beijing is the "only competitor" potentially capable of mounting a "challenge" to the international system.

March 3, 2021

Former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao faulted by DOT inspector general

The U.S. Transportation Department’s inspector general said this week it had twice asked the Justice Department under President Trump to investigate then-Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao.

March 3, 2021

Pompeo won't rule out a 2024 presidential run on 'Hannity': 'Always up for a fight'

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declined Wednesday to rule out a run for the White House if former President Donald Trump does not seek the office in 2024, telling Fox News' "Hannity" he was "always up for a fight."

March 3, 2021

'Space hurricane' seen in Earth's upper atmosphere for first time

For the first time in history, astronomers have detected what they've deemed a "space hurricane" in Earth's upper atmosphere.

March 3, 2021

China on Beijing Winter Games boycott calls: 'These acts are in violation of the Olympic spirit'

China dismissed calls to boycott the 2022 Beijing Olympics on Wednesday as U.S. lawmakers have started putting pressure on the Biden administration to consider pulling out of the Winter Games over the country’s human rights violations.

March 2, 2021

Blackburn urges Biden to ensure WHO's China COVID probe is free from conflict of interest

EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., on Tuesday urged President Biden to use his leadership to ensure the investigation into the origins of the coronavirus in Wuhan, China, by the World Health Organization (WHO) is free from conflict of interest -- amid continued concern over the probe by the controversial body.

March 2, 2021

Ingraham: Conservatives will thrive because of DC establishment’s destructive policies

Fox News host Laura Ingraham lays out the political establishment's obsession with destructive policies

February 28, 2021

Reps. Reschenthaler & Waltz: US should boycott China's Winter Olympics – don't reward genocide, rights abuses

The United States, the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and nations throughout the world should hold the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) accountable for their horrific human rights violations by rebidding the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. 

February 27, 2021

Pompeo says Biden administration sending ‘mixed signals’ on China's human rights abuses

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday that the Biden administration has sent "mixed signals" on the Chinese persecution of religious minorities in Xinjiang -- and called for the administration to impose "real costs" on Beijing.

February 27, 2021

Blackburn says conservatives need to 'get busy' ahead of 2022 midterms, calls for tough stance on China

Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., on Friday said conservatives need to “get busy” ahead of the 2022 midterm elections at the grassroots level while calling for a pushback against Chinese influence in the U.S.