Mike Brest
Defense Reporter at Washington Examiner
Defense Reporter at the Washington Examiner.
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washingtonexaminer.com | Mike Brest
TikTok was fined $600 million on Friday for improperly transferring European users’ personal data to China, marking a flashpoint in the West’s effort to split the app from its Beijing-connected owners. The fine, imposed by the Irish Data Protection Commission, comes about a year after former President Joe Biden signed a bill into law that ordered ByteDance to sell its ownership in TikTok within 270 days or have the app banned in the United States.
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washingtonexaminer.com | Mike Brest
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth directed Undersecretary of Defense Elbridge Colby to begin developing the 2025 National Defense Strategy. The NDS serves as a road map for the Department of Defense, providing broad guidance for military planning, strategy, force posturing, modernization, and more. “It will provide clear direction for the Department to implement President [Donald] Trump’s America First and Peace Through Strength agenda,” Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement.
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washingtonexaminer.com | Mike Brest
A ship transiting the Mediterranean Sea carrying aid intended for Gaza was attacked by what organizers of the humanitarian vessel called a drone attack. The Freedom Flotilla Coalition, the group behind the mission, said it was on the Conscience off Malta’s coast when the vessel was attacked, which caused a fire and “substantial breach in the hull,” according to a statement released by the group.
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washingtonexaminer.com | Mike Brest
The State Department is poised to step away from its role as a mediator between Russia and Ukraine after the two sides remain “far apart” on a deal to end the war. The Trump administration has spent the first 100 days trying to bring an end to the protracted war in Europe, marking a significant shift in U.S. policy from the previous administration, which prioritized supporting Ukraine, but has had little success in convincing Russian President Vladimir Putin to call off the war he started.
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washingtonexaminer.com | Mike Brest
Mike Waltz just can’t seem to quit Signal. President Donald Trump’s outgoing national security adviser, the subject of fevered speculation Thursday about his future, was photographed looking at his phone under the table during Wednesday’s Cabinet meeting. In one of the pictures, taken by Reuters, Waltz can be seen looking at a list of his ongoing chats. Visible names include Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.
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RT @axios: “Biden's physical deterioration — most apparent in his halting walk — had become so severe that there were internal discussions…
Fascinating article from my colleague @Barnini | @dcexaminer https://t.co/02tovmQRPA
The Red Cross has informed the IDF that an unnamed hostage, presumably Edan Alexander, has been transferred into their custody and is on the way to Israeli forces in Gaza.
🟡According to the information communicated by the Red Cross, one hostage has been transferred to them, and is on his way to IDF and ISA forces in Gaza.
