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June 18, 2020

China's legislature passes controversial draft of Hong Kong national security bill

China’s legislature reviewed and passed a draft of a national security bill for Hong Kong, which critics say jeopardizes the territory’s semi-autonomous standing, the latest move by China to gain further control over Hong Kong.

June 18, 2020

Richard Manning: Bolton book’s lies are ultimate betrayal

Former National Security Adviser John Bolton is cashing in with a book that lies about President Trump .

June 18, 2020

Chris Wallace predicts Bolton tell-all book will be 'one-week story,' then fade away

"Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace told "Outnumbered Overtime" Thursday that the claims made about President Trump in former national security adviser John Bolton's forthcoming tell-all memoir are unlikely to have much impact on his political fortunes ahead of the November general election. 

June 18, 2020

Congress targets social media companies for allegedly circulating Chinese propaganda

The country’s largest social media companies are allowing the Chinese Communist Party to disseminate propaganda to American audiences with little oversight or warning, according to an ongoing congressional investigation into these companies’ failure to police suspect content.

June 18, 2020

China claims new coronavirus outbreak in Beijing is under control, despite announcing more restrictions

China is claiming Thursday that a new coronavirus outbreak in Beijing is now under control despite officials announcing further sweeping restrictions to contain its spread. 

June 17, 2020

MSNBC's Chris Hayes blasts John Bolton over book: He's 'attempting to literally cash in on betrayal of his country'

Tell-all books that offer a damning depiction of President Trump are often embraced by liberal news networks, but MSNBC host Chris Hayes blasted former national security adviser John Bolton for the release of his new book "The Room Where It Happened."

June 17, 2020

DOJ tries to block Bolton book by seeking injunction, temporary restraining order

The Department of Justice (DOJ) requested that former national security adviser John Bolton’s memoir, “The Room Where It Happened” be blocked from publication, claiming ‘Disclosure of the manuscript will damage” U.S. national security.

June 17, 2020

Pompeo meets Chinese counterpart in Hawaii to talk trade, Hong Kong, human rights

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday met with his Chinese counterpart in Hawaii as the relationship between the two nations dipped to its lowest level in a decade over everything from Beijing's handling of the coronavirus pandemic to Hong Kong's autonomy. 

June 17, 2020

Bolton, in book, accuses Trump of 'obstruction of justice as a way of life,' asking China's Xi for 2020 help

Former national security adviser John Bolton alleges in his upcoming 592-page memoir that President Trump regularly gives "personal favors to dictators he liked," backed the idea of more concentration camps in China, and asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to help him in the 2020 election, according to excerpts obtained and published by several media outlets.

June 17, 2020

Lighthizer denies Bolton claim that Trump asked China’s Xi for 2020 help: ‘Never happened. I was there’

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said former national security adviser John Bolton’s claim that President Trump asked Chinese President Xi Jinping for help winning the 2020 election was “absolutely untrue.”