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Microsoft is using engineers in China to help maintain the Defense Department’s computer systems — with minimal supervision by U.S. personnel — leaving some of the nation’s most sensitive data vulnerable to hacking from its leading cyber adversary, a ProPublica investigation has found. A ProPublica investigation has uncovered that Microsoft is relying on engineers based in China to help maintain sensitive computer systems for the U.S. Department of Defense, with only minimal oversight from U.S. personnel. This arrangement, which Microsoft deems critical to winning the Pentagon’s cloud computing business, could potentially expose some of the country’s most sensitive data to…

United Nations “Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories” Francesca Albanese made a public appearance on Tuesday in Bogotá, Colombia, following the State Department announcing sanctions on her for years of pro-Hamas, antisemitic rhetoric, delivering a speech calling for the destruction of Israel’s economy. Albanese holds a unique role at the U.N. in which she is tasked with documenting potential human rights abuses in Gaza and the West Bank, under the authority of the U.N. Human Rights Council, which has struggled for years to overcome the influence of the nefarious dictatorships that make up its membership. As of October, the Council…

Leftist Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters on Tuesday that he believes it is possible a final trade agreement with the United States would still raise tariffs on Canadian goods, suggesting he may not win any negotiation with President Donald Trump. Carney made the admission shortly before joining a cabinet meeting to discuss how to approach President Trump’s latest proposal: an increase in tariffs of Canadian goods to 35 percent if Ottawa continues not to help the United States contain the scourge of fentanyl and imposes tariffs on American goods that Washington deems unfair. “There is not much evidence…

On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) talked about spending and said that “maybe we should not be continuing” to spend $2.5 million for electric vehicles in Vietnam through USAID. Host Bret Baier said, [relevant remarks begin around 2:45] “USAID, you say that that pullback has hurt us overall. July 1, USAID officially rolled over, essentially, to the State Department, and Marco Rubio talked about that. In part, this comes from the DOGE concerns and some of the abuse allegations that we saw and heard from during that time, 1.5 million for DEI…

Democrats and Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee are set to have a bipartisan meeting next Wednesday with Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump’s administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, as congressional tax writers eye year-end health care legislation following their work in helping craft the “big, beautiful bill.” According to a notice of the meeting viewed by POLITICO, Ways and Means members are invited “to discuss the priorities” of CMS on July 23, including issues “involving health care matters” that fall within the jurisdiction of the panel. Conversation could turn to what’s next for Ways…

Several bloc members reportedly only learned they were supposed to fund American weapons for Kiev when it was announced by the US president Several NATO member states were not notified in advance that they would be asked to fund new arms deliveries to Ukraine under US President Donald Trump’s latest proposal, Reuters has reported, citing European officials.On Monday, Trump pledged to provide more US-made weapons to Kiev through a new scheme funded by European NATO members. “We’re not buying it,” Trump said during an Oval Office meeting with the bloc’s secretary-general, Mark Rutte. “We will manufacture it, and they’re going…

It was reported on Wednesday that President Trump drafted a letter to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Breaking News: President Trump drafted a letter to fire Jerome Powell, the Fed chair, and asked Republicans if he should send it and indicated that he likely would. https://t.co/uoRm6ruGo9 — The New York Times (@nytimes) July 16, 2025 On Tuesday evening, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said Powell’s firing was imminent. I’m 99% sure firing is imminent. https://t.co/cyaXaydiSZ — Anna Paulina Luna (@realannapaulina) July 16, 2025 President Trump has been calling on Fed Chair Jerome Powell to resign. “”Too Late” should resign immediately!!!” Trump…

The transgender mob pounced on gaming giant Nintendo for casting a woman instead of a trans actor as the lead in its upcoming film based on its long-time popular game, The Legend of Zelda. Activists and some few fans have long held that the Zelda character of the game is transgender because in one game Zelda disguised herself as a boy. But Nintendo has always maintained that Zelda is a female character, not trans. But that isn’t stopping the haters from targeting Nintendo’s “transphobia” over its movie casting announcement. Along with Sony Pictures, the company announced on Wednesday that it…

Troy Jones, Tesla’s vice president of sales, service, and delivery in North America, has left the company after 15 yearsmarking the latest high-level departure at Elon Musk’s EV giant as it faces a steep drop in sales. The Wall Street Journal reports that Elon Musk’s Tesla, is grappling with another high-level departure. Troy Jones, who served as the vice president of sales, service, and delivery in Tesla’s largest market, North America, has left the company after a tenure spanning 15 years, according to sources close to the matter. Jones’s departure comes less than a month after the exit of Omead Afshar,…

On Tuesday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) said that legislation introduced by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) proves Tillis’ point about the Medicaid provisions in the reconciliation bill and he thinks the House version of the bill on Medicaid is preferable. Tillis stated, “The vast majority of the bill I supported. I was here to vote for jobs and tax cuts, and I wanted that back in place. There were a number of provisions, the House bill for the Medicaid mark was fine. But here’s my challenge to anyone: We have fully released our analysis of…