Washington, July 25 (IANS) President Donald Trump defended the use of legal measures to identify government officials who leak classified or sensitive information, saying his administration was targeting "leakers" rather than journalists and arguing that national security concerns can justify compelling reporters to reveal confidential sources.
Washington, July 25 (IANS) A bipartisan group of US lawmakers this week pressed ahead with legislation aimed at preventing Chinese-made humanoid and quadruped robots from becoming embedded in America's critical infrastructure, warning that Beijing is using the same strategy it employed to dominate the global drone market and could exploit connected robots for espionage and sabotage.
Washington, July 25 (IANS) US President Donald Trump defended his administration's latest tariffs, saying they would withstand legal challenges and crediting the duties with attracting trillions of dollars in investment to the United States.
Washington, July 25 (IANS) Two bipartisan US senators have introduced legislation to create the first federal definition of transnational repression, increase criminal penalties for offenders and centralise federal oversight of related investigations, saying foreign governments are increasingly targeting dissidents, activists and journalists on American soil.
Washington, July 25 (IANS) President Donald Trump's nominee to oversee US export controls on sensitive technologies pledged this week to ensure America's most advanced technologies do not aid the military ambitions of its adversaries, while promising to work closely with allies and Congress to keep export controls effective as competition with China intensifies.
Washington, July 25 (IANS) US President Donald Trump renewed his criticism of wind energy, saying his administration would seek to prevent the approval of new wind farms while promoting nuclear power, coal, natural gas and other forms of what he called reliable energy.
Washington, July 25 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said the United States remained "locked and loaded" for possible military action against Iran but stressed that his administration was simultaneously engaged in negotiations, saying diplomacy remained his preferred option if Tehran abandoned its nuclear ambitions.
Washington, July 25 (IANS) A Republican senator has introduced legislation that would suspend the issuance of new H-1B visas for three years, sharply tighten eligibility rules and impose sweeping restrictions on foreign workers and students, arguing that the current programme has drifted far from its original purpose and now harms American workers and national security.
Washington, July 25 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said Saudi Arabia will have to join the Abraham Accords before the United States moves ahead with a civilian nuclear agreement with the kingdom, publicly linking the long-discussed deal to Riyadh's formal normalisation of relations with Israel.
Washington, July 25 (IANS) The Trump administration this week defended an ambitious overhaul of America's scientific research enterprise, arguing that artificial intelligence, quantum computing and advanced manufacturing will be central to keeping the United States ahead of China in technologies that will shape the coming decades, a strategy with implications for key partners such as India.
