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(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump issued an executive order Wednesday to help protect the United States against foreign adversaries that are taking advantage of technological vulnerabilities to threaten U.S. communications systems. The order, which declared a national emergency in response to the threat, does not name specific countries or companies. But it appears to target Chinese tech giant Huawei, the world’s biggest supplier of network gear used by phone and…

President Trump tours a portion of the border wall between the United States and Mexico in Calexico, Calif., last month. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images President Trump tours a portion of the border wall between the United States and Mexico in Calexico, Calif., last month. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images Updated at 4:14 p.m. ET President Trump is set to unveil an immigration plan that would vastly…

One of the most controversial parts of the near-total abortion ban passed by the Alabama legislature on Tuesday was the lack of exceptions for rape or incest, a common carveout in even the strictest anti-abortion legislation. At one point during Tuesday’s contentious, hours-long debate over the bill, Alabama Sen. Bobby Singleton, a Democrat, pointed out that under the new bill, an abortion provider could spend more time in prison than…

Video Turley warns House committee is heading to a ‘world of hurt’ if they go to court over Barr contempt issue Raw video: Constitutional law professor Jonathan Turley testifies in front of the House Judiciary Committee hearing on executive privilege and congressional oversight. House Democrats are “heading into a world of hurt” if they escalate their fight with Attorney General Bill Barr over access to the full Robert Mueller report, according…

“The threatened expulsion and loss of credits, predicated on numerous material violations of the contract between Semprevivo and Defendant, has precluded Semprevivo from receiving a degree from Georgetown, deprived his family of over $200,000 … and may forever bar Semprevivo from transferring his earned credits to another university,” according to the lawsuit.

New video shows the moment a helicopter crashed into the Hudson River Wednesday. The clip, posted to Snapchat, shows the charter chopper traveling south about 100 feet above the water near 12th Avenue and West 30th Street when things go south. The helicopter spins about 180 degrees as it quickly loses altitude — eventually crashing into the water below with a massive splash that appears to send debris flying into…

On this week’s episode of “United Shades of America,” W. Kamau Bell visits Jackson, Mississippi to explore the divisive world of reproductive rights and reproductive justice including abortion, sex education and women’s health. Tune in on Sunday at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

The State Department ordered non-emergency U.S. government employees out of Iraq on Wednesday. A helicopter carrying U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is seen taking off from Baghdad International Airport last week. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images The State Department ordered non-emergency U.S. government employees out of Iraq on Wednesday. A helicopter carrying U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is seen taking off from Baghdad…

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“I would focus everything on China. And get the Europeans, Canadians and Mexicans to be on our side and focus on China. Because they are the great danger.” said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. | Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images trade Democrats who have long blasted China’s trade policies aren’t supporting the president’s tariffs. By BURGESS EVERETT and HEATHER CAYGLE 05/14/2019 07:25 PM EDT Democrats have pushed President Donald Trump for months…

Video Fox News Flash top headlines for May 14 Fox News Flash top headlines for May 14 are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com President Trump’s legal team slammed House Democrats on Tuesday evening after a report the House Intelligence Committee has been investigating possible obstruction by Trump’s lawyers after the 2016 election. “Instead of addressing important intelligence needs, the House Intelligence Committee appears to seek a truly needless dispute,” Patrick…

Image copyright EPA Image caption Mr Pompeo (left) and Mr Lavrov held talks in the Russian city of Sochi US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said the United States does not seek a war with Iran, amid rapidly growing tensions between the two countries. Speaking in Russia, Mr Pompeo said the US was looking for Iran to behave like a “normal country” but would respond if its interests were…

Robert Costa Josh Dawsey Sean Sullivan May 14 at 7:37 PM President Trump is telling advisers and close allies that he has no intention of pulling back on his escalating trade war with China, arguing that clashing with Beijing is highly popular with his political base and will help him win reelection in 2020 regardless of any immediate economic pain. Administration officials and outside Trump advisers said Tuesday that they…

Donald Trump Jr. has reached a deal to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee sometime in mid-June, according to a source familiar with the matter. Trump Jr. was subpoenaed by the GOP-led committee last week to answer questions about his previous Russia-related testimony before the committee. The source said Trump Jr. will testify before the committee for a limited amount of time — two to four hours — in mid-June….

President Donald Trump is opposed to the government interfering in the market to pick winners and losers — at least when doing so doesn’t directly benefit voters crucial to his reelection prospects. In recent months, Trump has made his opposition to socialism — a system of government in which the government plays a leading role in distributing goods and services — a regular feature of his speeches. During his most…

Generals, officers, and policy staffers knocking their heads together in the office and drawing up war plans are nothing new in the Pentagon. The U.S. military has a plan for every contingency you can possibly think of, from an out-of-the-blue Russian incursion in the Baltics to an internal collapse of the Venezuelan government. So, we should all take the latest report in the New York Times about a hypothetical American…

NSO showed off demonstrations of its mobile phone hacks on a BlackBerry, iPhone, and Android phones in 2013, according to leaked emails from a breach of Hacking Team, a competitor of the company based in Italy. “Your smartphone today is the new walkie-talkie,” NSO cofounder Omri Lavie told the Financial Times that year. “Most of your typical solutions for interception are inadequate, so a new tool had to be built.”…

Iranian officials accused “hardliners” in the United States and elsewhere of attempting to orchestrate an incident that would ratchet up tensions with the Islamic Republic, as the supreme leader vowed there would be no war. The allegation by Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday came as tensions in the Gulf continue to rise as American military forces head to the region and amid a series of attacks…

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., may be a former Harvard Law professor, but her campaign strategy is utterly absurd. Consider Warren’s tweet thread on Tuesday, in which the Democratic 2020 presidential hopeful explained her rejection of a Fox News invitation for a town hall event. Fox News is a hate-for-profit racket that gives a megaphone to racists and conspiracists—it’s designed to turn us against each other, risking life and death consequences,…

Video Trump argues trade fight with China is worth having to strike ‘great deal’ Dow futures rebound after the president says a deal will happen ‘much faster than people think’; Kevin Corke reports from the White House. President Trump on Tuesday said that a deal with China will happen “when the time is right,” and only after the U.S. is allowed to “make up” ground he says was lost after…