Vice President Kamala Harris introduced Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate while Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance spoke to supporters during separate rallies in Philadelphia. And U.S. officials say a Pakistani national with ties to the Iranian government has been arrested in connection with a plot to kill American politicians. These stories and more highlight The…

Americans’ average overall trust in U.S. government has declined sharply since 1964, and rebounded only slightly during the Biden administration. This prolonged slump corresponds with an era of increasing polarization and partisanship in U.S. national politics. In recent years, social media has helped bring people together remotely, but it has also widened political fault lines…

Multiple service members are injured after a U.S. air base in Iraq was hit in a suspected rocket attack Monday. And Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to announce her VP pick before holding a rally in Philly. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. U.S. service members injured…

United States law enforcement is becoming increasingly concerned about the violent Venezuelan gang known as Tren de Aragua (TDA). Members of TDA have established operations in major cities across the United States as reported on Sunday, Aug. 4. Federal authorities believe that members of the gang are hiding among thousands of Venezuelans fleeing the regime…

Google is a monopoly that illegally maintained its stranglehold on the search world, a federal judge ruled Monday, Aug. 5. It’s a major antitrust victory for the Justice Department against Big Tech, and could impact other antitrust lawsuits against Google, Apple, Amazon and Meta. Google said it plans to appeal the decision. This Google case is years…

TikTok is facing additional legal challenges in the United States. The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against the social media platform and its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, accusing them of failing to protect children’s privacy. The DOJ alleged that TikTok violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. The law requires services targeting children…

Texas has won a recent legal battle over its controversial buoy barrier security measure. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Texas can keep the buoys in the Rio Grande River while a larger lawsuit on their legality continues. This ruling overturns a previous court injunction that required Texas to remove the buoys during…

Bitcoin neared $70,000 on Monday, July 29, after former President Donald Trump made several promises to the cryptocurrency industry in a keynote speech at this weekend’s Bitcoin Conference. One of those promises was firing SEC Chair Gary Gensler and replacing him with a chair “who believes America should build the future, not block the future.”…

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) accused TikTok of gathering Americans’ data on sensitive content and censored topics. The department said TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, had TikTok gather information about users’ views on social issues — including gun control, abortion and religion. In a document filed Friday, July 26, the DOJ said an internal web…

In a coordinated effort, officials from the United States, Britain and South Korea issued a joint statement disclosing that North Korean hackers have been systematically infiltrating and stealing sensitive military secrets. According to the statement, North Korean-affiliated hackers have successfully breached several critical U.S. agencies. Among the affected entities are Air Force bases in Texas…