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Chinese officials acknowledged in a December meeting with Biden officials in Geneva that Beijing was behind the Volt Typhoon intrusions into U.S. critical infrastructure citing increasing U.S. policy support for Taiwan as an excuse wsj.com/politics/natio…

NEW: China privately gave tacit acknowledgement of big hacks of US infrastructure. People present at meeting interpreted China as linking the hacking to US backing of Taiwan. Interesting signaling going on. Story by Dustin Volz.

China’s espionage is deliberate and it’s a direct threat to every American. wsj.com/politics/natio…

Trump’s tariff reversal actually raised tariffs overall

A Wall Street Journal analysis of daily financial statements issued by the Treasury Department found government spending since the inauguration is $154 billion more than in the same period in 2024 during the administration of former President Joe Biden. wsj.com/politics/polic…

A closely watched survey showed consumer sentiment soured to one of the lowest levels in a decade. Respondents said they were braced for prices to surge 6.7% in the year ahead, a level of pessimism about costs last seen in the inflation-wracked early 1980s wsj.com/livecoverage/s…

Great story here from Kate on the ongoing TP-Link probe in the U.S. and the company's familial origin story.

The Trump administration plans to eliminate the research arm of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, close all weather and climate labs and eviscerate its budget along with several other NOAA offices, according to internal documents obtained by CNN

A refugee camp with ~500,000-1.2 million people in Sudan is currently being overrun by a militia accused of genocide, mass rape and torture, according to a new report The RSF militia appears to be systematically burning and destroying the refugee camp. This is ongoing now

Chinese police issued wanted notices for three people they said engaged in cyberattacks against China on behalf of the U.S. National Security Agency, a rare step by Beijing as hostilities between the superpowers escalate. wsj.com/world/china/ch…

News: Chris Krebs, a target of Trump's wrath last week, is resigning from SentinelOne to focus fully on fighting back against against the White House's campaign to punish dissent. w/ Josh Dawsey wsj.com/politics/polic…

After being targeted by Trump by name last week, former Trump adviser Chris Krebs vows to fight what he says is an unprecedented action against dissent. "I was sanctioned by the Russians and I’ve been effectively sanctioned by my own government as well." wsj.com/politics/polic…

“I don’t think this lay-low-and-hope-this-blows-over approach is the right one for the moment we’re in,” Chris Krebs said.

Intriguing op-ed from Rep. Jim Jordan marking the goal a year from now to reform Section 702 of FISA to require warrants for U.S. person searches. Jordan in years past had wanted to burn 702 to the ground. Now he's setting his sights an achievable goal. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…

The Trump administration pays Bukele for each deportee he keeps in prison in El Salvador. Rubio arranged the terms. It’s a “U.S. penal colony,” as Vera Bergengruen said on MSNBC.

.Chris Krebs is resigning from SentinelOne so he can fight the Trump administration's revenge campaign against him. "It’s a novel and expansive strategy they are taking on and it should concern everyone," Krebs told The Wall Street Journal. wsj.com/politics/polic…

"Krebs said he understood why some have kept a low profile and tried not to further anger the president. But he said he disagreed with that approach. "I don’t think this lay-low-and-hope-this-blows-over approach is the right one for the moment we’re in."

This is some incredible reporting on Zuckerberg’s mad dash to appease Trump and avoid a stiff FTC antitrust penalty—including a failed offer to pay $450 million instead of $30 billion. Great work by Dana Mattioli Rebecca Ballhaus and Josh Dawsey wsj.com/us-news/law/ma…