Elon Musk, China’s ‘top puppet’, poses US national security risks: House Democrats

Elon Musk, China’s ‘top puppet’, poses US national security risks: House Democrats

Convened by a House subcommittee on transportation and maritime security, the hearing focused on how China’s presence in ports in Panama, Peru and Brazil could affect Washington’s interests in the region. US congressman Carlos Gimenez of Florida said Hong Kong-based company Hutchison Ports’ operations in two ports on the Atlantic and Pacific sides of the…

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Warren argues with RFK Jr. during Senate confirmation hearing

Warren argues with RFK Jr. during Senate confirmation hearing

A heated exchange erupted between Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., during his senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday.The exchange erupted when Warren asked Kennedy about his previous anti-vaccine statements, which Kennedy appeared to walk back during the hearing. “There is…

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Trump’s commerce secretary pick vows to keep China from using US tech to ‘compete with us’

Trump’s commerce secretary pick vows to keep China from using US tech to ‘compete with us’

Donald Trump’s commerce secretary nominee on Wednesday said he aims to prevent China from using American technology, including semiconductor chips by Nvidia, to “compete with us” and vowed “across-the-board tariffs” to gain leverage against Beijing and other countries. Speaking at his confirmation hearing before the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation and addressing…

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