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• Senate GOP warns Chinese vapes could be used by CCP to spy on Americans, launder cartel cash - Several Senate Republicans warned that Chinese e-cigarettes flooding U.S. markets could be spying devices used for surveillance or money laundering fronts for Mexican cartels.
• GOP senator's 'Federal Fumbles' report highlights $240M spent on transgender rat testing - Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., released his ninth annual "Federal Fumbles" report documenting federal waste, including NIH grants for aborted fetal tissue research.
• Unearthed photo of Swalwell meeting with top CCP official raises alarm bells: 'Very disturbing' - Rep. Eric Swalwell’s past outreach to a Chinese diplomat surfaces in a 2013 consulate photo, as Republicans slam him over ties to a Chinese national named Fang Fang accused of being a spy.
• Trump scores strategic win as Panama court ousts Hong Kong firm from canal ports - Panama's Supreme Court strikes down Hong Kong company's port operations near Panama Canal amid constitutional concerns. US Secretary Rubio calls decision encouraging.
• Trump warns UK it's 'very dangerous' to do business with China after Starmer's Beijing meeting - President Trump warned the U.K. it is “very dangerous” to deepen ties with China after PM Keir Starmer met Xi Jinping in Beijing, also cautioning that Canada faces even greater risk.
• UK's Starmer meets Xi in Beijing as Trump pressures allies on China trade - U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets Chinese President Xi Jinping, while President Donald Trump attempts to dissuade allies from Beijing.
• China executes 11 people convicted in scam crackdown - Chinese authorities on Thursday announced they executed 11 people convicted in a massive cross-border fraud scheme worth roughly $1.4 billion.
• China infiltrates key Pacific territory of Micronesia with infrastructure projects as US urged to act - China opens new runway in Micronesia's Yap islands, raising serious U.S. defense concerns in this strategically vital Pacific region amid growing tensions.
• MORNING GLORY: Canada is a small power biting the hand that protects it - Mark Carney delivers controversial Davos speech criticizing U.S. as 'hegemon' while Canada fails to meet NATO's 2% defense spending requirement for decades.
• Russia reportedly slams Trump’s Golden Dome as 'provocative' as trillion-dollar shield takes shape - Russia reportedly called the U.S. Golden Dome missile defense project "provocative" as an expert says Russia's reaction shows the system's power as a bargaining chip.