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Pompeo announced the lifting of all self-imposed restrictions on the U.S.-Taiwan relationship, a major reversal of policy since 1979.

House Republicans expressed outrage after Twitter permanently suspended President Donald Trump’s Twitter account, and Google and Apple moved to remove the conservative social media app Parler from their stores.

Pelosi said Friday that she spoke to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to discuss preventing Trump from “ordering a nuclear strike.”

Hundreds of D.C. National Guard troops have been activated to respond to planned pro-Trump protests in D.C. this week.

Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller has sent his endorsement to the White House for the awarding of the Medal of Honor to Army Sergeant First Class Alwyn Cashe, who died in 2005 after repeatedly rushing into a burning vehicle to rescue his soldiers after a roadside bomb attack in Iraq, a senior defense official told Breitbart News on Monday.

House Republicans expressed disgust that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) would keep Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) on the House Intelligence Committee despite a recent Axios story revealing that he had deep ties to a suspected Chinese spy for several years as he was elected to Congress and began serving on the committee.

Trump awarded Devin Nunes the Presidential Medal of Freedom in a private ceremony with the congressman’s family, staff, and colleagues on Monday.

President Donald Trump is expected to award Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Monday, according to a Republican source.

Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI) traveled from Wisconsin to Washington, DC, after announcing she was diagnosed with COVID-19 just six days ago, in order to help secure Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) as House speaker for another term.

Jon Ossoff’s production company produced a two-part report for Al-Jazeera in 2015 that praised China’s growing power and influence in Africa.

President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday announced he has nominated three former senior Obama administration officials for top positions at the Pentagon, prompting praise from the foreign policy establishment.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) slammed Walmart after a tweet from the company’s corporate account called him a “sore loser” after he said he would object to certifying the electoral college results on January 6.

Ossoff tweeted his followers should follow China’s official media outlet in 2012, after working as a national security congressional aide.

The Pentagon responded to Biden’s accusations that its leadership has been obstructing the transition process.

Perdue said China is targeting “young impressionable liberals” such as Jon Ossoff and Rep. Eric Swalwell, and Hunter Biden.

The House voted Monday evening to override President Donald Trump’s veto of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, in a 322-87 vote.

Chinese state-run media is claiming an Axios report alleging a Chinese spy developed extensive ties with Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) is “complete fiction.”

KABUL, Afghanistan — Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller said on a recent trip to Afghanistan that American special operations forces will likely be the “last out” of Afghanistan.

ROYAL AIR FORCE STATION MILDENHALL, United Kingdom — Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller on Monday visited American troops stationed in the United Kingdom, including the U.S. Air Force air wing who took part in the rescue of an American hostage from Nigeria in October.

Miller said after a visit to Afghanistan this week that he feels confident that Trump’s drawdown to 2,500 troops there is the right call.

The New York Times has continued its reporting blackout on ties between Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and a suspected Chinese Communist spy.

Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse (R) released a short statement bashing President Donald Trump for exercising his constitutional right as president to grant pardons and commute sentences to 29 individuals.

KABUL, Afghanistan— Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller made a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Tuesday, amid an ongoing drawdown of U.S. troops.

The U.S. is on track to meet Trump’s drawdown in Afghanistan to 2,500 Americans forces by January 15, a senior defense official said.

Democrats tried to sneak a waiver that would allow Austin to serve as Biden’s defense secretary into a government funding bill.

The Pentagon is postponing one day of meetings with the Biden transition team until after the holidays, in order to focus on Operation Warp Speed and other priorities, according to senior defense officials.

Sen. Rand Paul said he believed the 2020 presidential election “in many ways was stolen” and that “fraud happened.”

Sen. Ron Johnson blasted Democrats for their hypocrisy over election integrity, citing their resistance to accepting the 2016 results and blaming the election outcome on Russia.

Perdue’s campaign released a digital ad highlighting Ossoff’s ties to the Chinese Communist Party-linked media company PCCW.

McCarthy said the Federal Bureau of Investigation is stonewalling a briefing on Swalwell’s reported ties to a Chinese spy.

Ratcliffe may not sign a report to Congress if it doesn’t reflect a debate among intelligence analysts on China’s election influence efforts.

A group of House Republicans called on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to remove Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) from the House Intelligence Committee following a report that he was targeted by a suspected Chinese spy in a years-long political intelligence operation.

With Biden’s national security team nearly filled out, one thing is clear — the incoming administration is looking at lot like Obama 2.0.

President-elect Joe Biden is considering Samantha Power to head the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), according to Axios. The potential move would mark the nomination of yet another high-profile figure from the Obama administration to serve in his cabinet.

Top GOPs on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee requested an FBI briefing after a report that a Chinese spy cozied up to Eric Swalwell.

Black Democrats are unhappy former Vice President Joe Biden has snubbed Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH) for the position of Agriculture Secretary, instead choosing her for Secretary of Urban and Housing Development (HUD).