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Kentucky Senate passes bill to ban TikTok from state devices

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

This image provided by the U.S. Navy shows sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recovering a high-altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, S.C., Feb. 5, 2023. (U.S. Navy via AP)

Not just balloons: How U.S. sees China spying as major worry

By Eric Tucker - Associated Press

TikTok is dominant app for young Americans, besting YouTube, study finds

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

iPhone 7's screen shows several social media application icons. (File photo credit: Wachiwit via Shutterstock)

Bipartisan bills would expose privacy threats posed by China-linked apps

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Texas plans sweeping ban of TikTok at all state agencies, universities

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event at the South Carolina Statehouse, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump slams Biden for allowing Chinese balloon over U.S.

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

In this Tuesday, June 19, 2018, file photo, Kevin Systrom, CEO and co-founder of Instagram, prepares for an announcement about IGTV in San Francisco. In a statement late Monday, Sept. 24, 2018, Systrom said in a statement that he and Mike Krieger, Instagram’s chief technical officer, plan to leave the company in the next few weeks and take time off “to explore our curiosity and creativity again.” (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Instagram co-founders creating tech platform billed as ‘TikTok for text’

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

A visitor passes the TikTok exhibition stands at the Gamescom computer gaming fair in Cologne, Germany, Aug. 25, 2022. The European Union's digital policy chief warned TikTok's boss Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023 that the social media app will have to fall in line with tough new rules for online platforms set to take effect later this year. EU Commissioner Thierry Breton held a video call with Shou Zi Chew, the CEO of TikTok, the popular Chinese-owned video sharing app that's coming under increasing scrutiny from Western authorities over fears about data privacy, cybersecurity and misinformation. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

TikTok aims to give Biden administration more control as Congress, state officials circle

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

TikTok CEO to testify on Capitol Hill about China links, privacy fears

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump announces he is running for president for the third time as he smiles while speaking at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Nov. 15, 2022. A Florida Judge sanctioned Trump and one of his attorneys Thursday, Jan. 19, ordering them to pay nearly $1 million for filing what he said was a bogus lawsuit against Trump's 2016 rival Hillary Clinton and others. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

As Trump is wooed back to Twitter, Biden family looking at jail time

By Charles Hurt - The Washington Times

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., after Senate Republicans met behind closed doors to hold their leadership elections, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Sen. Josh Hawley readies bill to ban TikTok nationwide

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Illegal fentanyl is safely handled and contained. File photo credit: Darwin Brandis via Shutterstock.

Body count keeps growing in America’s fentanyl crisis as Washington grasps at solutions

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

TikTok introduces ‘state-controlled media’ label

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

FILE - Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers addresses a joint session of the state Legislature in the Assembly chambers during the governor's State of the State speech at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., Feb. 15, 2022. On Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, Wisconsin became the latest state to ban the use of TikTok on state phones and other devices, a move that comes from Evers amid a push for a federal ban and after nearly half of the states nationwide have blocked the popular app. (AP Photo/Andy Manis, File)

Wisconsin gov bans Chinese-owned TikTok app on state phones

By Scott Bauer - Associated Press

In this March 7, 2017 photo, Hawaii state Rep. Gene Ward talks about why he's against a bill to require presidential candidates to disclose tax returns before a vote in Honolulu. Similar bills were introduced in more than 20 states, and Hawaii and New Jersey recently became the first states in which the bills passed out of legislative chambers. Some legal scholars question the constitutionality of states setting restrictions on presidential candidates, saying that is left to the US Constitution. (AP Photo/Cathy Bussewitz)

A minority view: A conversation with Hawaii’s Gene Ward

By Cal Thomas

TikTok boss meets European officials as scrutiny intensifies

By Kelvin Chan - Associated Press

Tik Tok application icon on Apple iPhone X screen close-up. File photo credit: ZanderSt via Shutterstock.

Ohio, New Jersey join in banning TikTok on government devices

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Attorney General Merrick Garland, center, flanked by Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, left, and FBI Director Christopher Wray, speaks to reporters as they announce charges against two men suspected of being Chinese intelligence officers for attempting to obstruct a U.S. criminal investigation and prosecution of Chinese tech giant Huawei, at the Department of Justice in Washington, Monday, Oct. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

New House committees to probe FBI abuse of power, fight China’s advance

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

N.J. governor bars TikTok, other platforms from state devices

Violent insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump try to break through a police barrier on Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Two years later, the FBI is still on the hunt for Jan. 6 rioters

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times