House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's office has reached an agreement with Fox News to view 41,000 hours of police videos documenting the events of Jan. 6, 2021. House Republicans are also planning to provide Jan. 6 rioters and other defendants access to internal Capitol security footage. Rep. Barry Loudermilk stated that this access would be granted on a "case-by-case basis" to ensure due process. This agreement is part of a larger effort to provide access to evidence for those accused of crimes related to the Jan. 6 insurrection.
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President Joe Biden has announced his nomination of Julie Su to be the next Secretary of Labor. Su is a civil rights attorney and former head of California's labor department, and has spent her life fighting for the rights of workers. If confirmed, she will become the first Asian American woman to lead the U.S. Department of Labor, replacing the departing incumbent, former Boston Mayor Marty Walsh. Su has worked to increase the minimum wage, create good-paying, high-quality jobs, and establish and enforce workplace safety standards, as well as crack down on wage theft and protect trafficked workers.
A road sign honoring Jackie Robinson, Major League Baseball's first African American player, was spotted in Queens on Sunday, but it was misspelled. The Department of Transportation replaced the sign on Monday and is currently investigating how the mistake occurred. Robinson's legacy is still celebrated today, and the installation of the sign is a reminder of his impact on baseball and civil rights.
President Joe Biden has nominated Julie Su to serve as the next labor secretary, making her the first Asian American to serve in a secretary-level role in Biden’s Cabinet. Su is a civil rights attorney and former head of California’s labor department, and has been central to negotiations between labor and freight rail companies. Biden has asked the Senate to take up Su’s nomination “as soon as possible” and if confirmed, she will be tasked with addressing the needs of working people and creating an economy that works for everyone.
Rupert Murdoch's deposition testimony in the $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit brought against Fox News by Dominion Voting Systems has been released, revealing that he told former House Speaker Paul Ryan that Sean Hannity had been privately "disgusted" with former President Donald Trump for weeks, but was scared to lose viewers. The filing also included an email from Murdoch to Ryan, which appears to be a direct contradiction to Hannity's public support of the former president. The new filing is likely to have major implications for Fox News and its reputation.
Scott Adams, the creator of the popular Dilbert comic strip, has faced backlash after making controversial remarks about Black Americans. This has resulted in the publisher of his forthcoming book withdrawing plans for the book, newspapers no longer running his strip, and his book agent no longer representing him. The controversy has sparked a debate about freedom of speech and censorship, and Adams' response to the continued fallout remains to be seen.
Leading cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike's annual global threat report has revealed that China-linked hackers have been targeting 39 industries on nearly every continent, using increasingly sophisticated techniques to gather information. U.S. concerns about the potential for Chinese parent company ByteDance to give the Chinese Communist Party access to user data through the popular app TikTok are "absolutely valid," according to CrowdStrike's Chief Security Officer Shawn Henry. The Trump administration has proposed banning TikTok and other Chinese-owned apps, and the U.S. Senate has passed a bill to require companies to disclose any ties to the Chinese government.
US Government Takes Action to Remove TikTok from Government Devices in Response to Security Concerns
US Government Takes Action to Remove TikTok from Government Devices in Response to Security Concerns
The White House has issued guidance to all federal agencies to remove the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok from all government devices within 30 days due to security concerns. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned that any effort by China to send lethal aid to Russia would be met with serious consequences. The US government has expressed concerns about the app’s potential to be used for disinformation campaigns and is taking steps to protect its citizens from the potential risks posed by the app.