An American journalist has been sentenced to two years in prison for working as an unregistered agent for communist China.
An American journalist has been sentenced to two years in prison for aiding a Chinese intelligence officer in a scheme to collect sensitive information from the United States following a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI ) operation. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: - DETAIL: Thomas Pauken II, an American journalist, was convicted in June of working as an unregistered agent for communist China between 2019 and 2026. Pauken admitted to assisting a Chinese agent connected to the Ministry of State Security in recruiting people, providing them with equipment, and gathering sensitive information in the United States. Specifically, Pauken worked for Xinhua News, a Chinese state media outlet, and worked closely with a Chinese intelligence officer…Open
Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., a member of the Senate Armed Services and Homeland Security committees, has repeatedly raised the issue, stemming from Democrats' concerns that Trump will interfere with the elections.
In Latin America, the White House abandons its own strategic doctrine for democracy promotion. The post Marco Rubio’s “Democratic Hemisphere” vs. the National Security Strategy appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Marco Rubio’s “Democratic Hemisphere” vs. the National Security Strategy In Latin America, the White House abandons its own strategic doctrine for democracy promotion. Photo by YAMIL LAGE/AFP via Getty Images Earlier this month, Daniel Ortega, the dictator of Nicaragua, announced that his country would no longer hold elections. In response, Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a statement condemning Ortega and declaring that Nicaragua “cannot expect to maintain business as usual with other nations when it is thwarting the basic tenets of our democratic hemisphere.” There is no doubt that Nicaragua has suffered under the rule of Ortega and his wife Rosario Murillo, who have run the country as their personal…Open
President Trump disclosed classified files alleging Chinese interference in U.S. elections and significant election vulnerabilities on Thursday night.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump announced the release of classified documents that show Chinese Communist Party (CCP) interference in U.S. elections on Thursday night. The interference is said to have been particularly severe in 2020, with the President highlighting significant vulnerabilities in the election system. DETAIL: The documents, reviewed by top intelligence agency chiefs, reveal that China acquired 220 million U.S. voter files, marking what Trump described as the largest compromise of election data in history. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, he said the information “includes names, addresses, phone numbers, political party preferences, and other sensitive data that would be needed to register…Open
Folds urged orchestra fans to write to members of Congress to share their concerns about the future of the NSO and demand safeguards against political interference in the performing arts, stating they can “turn the tide with overwhelming support."
At the request of his handler, Pauken took a lie detector test and provided a cell phone and laptop to another person who was living in the U.S. This individual was seeking a job in the Trump administration, Special Agent Timothy Healy wrote in the affidavit.
TikTok's removal of a video on immigration by Nigel Farage's Reform Party has sparked accusations of political interference and misuse of Britain's Online Safety Act, which is increasingly being used to stifle speech online.
TikTok’s removal of a video on immigration by Nigel Farage’s Reform Party has sparked accusations of political interference and misuse of Britain’s Online Safety Act, which is increasingly being used to stifle speech online. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: TikTok removed a video posted by Zia Yusuf of Nigel Farage’s Reform Party on the party’s immigration policy, citing alleged “hate speech” violations. The video, which criticized mass migration and proposed firmer deportation policies, was flagged under Britain’s Online Safety Act—framed by supporters as a means to combat child pornography, terrorism-related material, and other illegal content, but denounced by critics as a mass censorship tool hiding behind a veneer of…Open
The decadent arrogance of Washington’s permanent ruling class is perhaps nowhere more visible than in the spectacle of former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey sitting comfortably in a television studio while under federal indictment, casually admitting on national television that he remains in regular contact with active FBI personnel. The same James […] The post THE SIEGE MENTALITY OF JAMES COMEY appeared first on StoneZone .
The decadent arrogance of Washington’s permanent ruling class is perhaps nowhere more visible than in the spectacle of former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey sitting comfortably in a television studio while under federal indictment, casually admitting on national television that he remains in regular contact with active FBI personnel. The same James Comey who oversaw one of the most politically contaminated periods in the history of American law enforcement now wishes the public to believe that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is somehow “under siege” because agents and bureaucrats are finally being subjected to oversight, accountability, and constitutional restraint. The sheer audacity of such a…Open