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#1 Co-Founder of Tech Company Charged With Diverting $2.5 Billion in Nvidia AI Chips to China in Violation of Export Laws - Kara Scannell for CNN, Stocking up with ET, 10x Stock Signals | Fundamental Analysis | Trends, Jonathan Chang, David Schab, and Wealtharian on X
The co-founder of Super Micro Computer and two others were charged with diverting $2.5 billion worth of servers with Nvidia’s artificial intelligence chips to China, in violation of US laws barring exports to that country without a license. Yih-Shyan Liaw, known as Wally; Ruei-Tsang Chang, known as Steven; and Ting-Wei Sun, known as Willy, were charged with conspiring to violate export control laws, smuggling goods from the US, and conspiring to defraud the US. Liaw, who co-founded Super Micro Computer and served on its board of directors, was arrested Thursday in California and released on bail. Sun, a contractor, is held awaiting a detention hearing. Chang, who worked at Super Micro's Taiwan office, remains at large...
#2 Trump Makes Pearl Harbor Remark in Meeting With Japan’s PM - Sofia Ferreira Santos for BBC/MSN, NahBabyNah, Al Jazeera English, CSPAN, Daily Kos, and Daily Caller on X
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's official visit to the US has been overshadowed by President Donald Trump's comment on a key piece of shared history - Pearl Harbor. Asked by a Japanese journalist why the US had not warned its allies it was going to strike Iran on 28 February, Trump referenced the 1941 Japanese attack on US soil. "Who knows better about surprise than Japan? Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor?" Trump said as the prime minister appeared to be opening her eyes wide and taking a deep breath. The Pearl Harbor attack led to the US joining World War Two, after which the countries became close allies...
#3 Natural Gas Prices in Texas Plunge Deep Into Negative Territory and Producers Are Burning It Off, While the Rest of the World Braces for Shortages - Jason Ma for Fortune, Bloomberg, Financial Times, The Economist, Just the News, and Rod D. Martin/Sherry Twamley on X
A quirk in global energy markets has created a stark geographic divide between the haves and the have-nots, as a glut of natural gas in West Texas has produced negative prices while shortages loom over Europe and Asia amid the U.S. war on Iran. Over the past week, spot prices at the Waha gas trading hub in the Permian Basin fell as low as -$9.75 per million British thermal units, with expectations that it could hit -$10 when pipeline capacity tightens as operators perform seasonal maintenance later this year, traders told Bloomberg. That’s because drilling in the prolific Permian Basin yields both oil and natural gas. But while an extensive network of pipelines exists to bring crude to market, there’s less infrastructure to transport natural gas, creating bottlenecks and localized surpluses...#4 U.S. Just Issued A Worldwide Travel Warning, Here Is What It Means - thinktank for Baller Alert, Anadolu English, TIMES NOW, Faytuks News, CreebHills, and Joe Lombardi on X
The U.S. worldwide caution alert is now active, and it is not just another routine advisory. So what does this actually mean for Americans traveling right now? The alert, issued by the U.S. Department of State on March 22, 2026, is a global warning urging travelers to stay alert due to rising tensions and potential security threats. This is not limited to one country. It applies worldwide. Right now, officials are especially focused on regions like the Middle East, where instability and conflict risks are higher. But the message is broader than that. No location is being treated as completely risk-free...
#5 ‘Is He Coming Back?!’ GOP Senator Baffled By Dem Ditching Hearing Immediately After Objection - Sean James for Mediaite, The Patriot Oasis™, Eric Daugherty/Trunk Monkey, Conservative Cowboy, Kath Kelly, and 𝕍𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝕋𝗼𝕂𝗻𝗼𝘄 on x
Confusion hit Capitol Hill on Sunday when Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) proposed a resolution that would block senators from receiving paychecks during the ongoing partial government shutdown — and all future shutdowns. His resolution was met with a swift objection from Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI), who apparently scrambled out of the U.S. Capitol immediately after. The rest of the lawmakers looked perplexed by his dash, with the C-SPAN feed capturing a group of senators turning their heads to watch him leave the building...
#6 Senate Votes to Advance Mullin’s Nomination to Lead DHS - Kathleen Hunter for Axios, Laura Loomer/Travis B., Jennifer Harper, Michael Vanderpool, Charda, and Bill Christie on X
The Senate voted 54-37 on Sunday to advance Markwayne Mullin's nomination to lead the Department of Homeland Security. Mullin is on track to be confirmed this week to succeed Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary when Noem steps down at the end of the month. Mullin, a first-term senator, won approval from the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Thursday in a narrow, 8-7 vote, despite opposition from the panel's chairman, Rand Paul (R-Ky.). Paul did not vote Sunday. Had he voted "no" on the floor, he would have been the first senator in nearly four decades to oppose a fellow senator nominated by a president of his own party. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), the only Democrat to vote in favor of Mullin's nomination in committee, voted "yes" again, along with Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.). Otherwise, the vote split along party lines...
#7 State Department Launches Effort to Counter Cyberattacks, AI Risks From Iran, Others - ABC News, SteffStuff, Richard Engel/Krista Steele, Onehundredmph, Cyber News Live, Nino Brodin,
The State Department has formally launched a new entity charged with anticipating and responding to dangers posed by Iran and other U.S. adversaries' weaponization of advanced technology, including artificial intelligence, officials familiar with the matter tell ABC News. The department's Bureau of Emerging Threats has been tasked with safeguarding American national security against cyberattacks, the weaponization of space, and similar malicious efforts, they said. In addition to Iran, the officials identified novel threats from China, Russia, North Korea, and foreign terrorist organizations as particular areas of focus...
#8 Trump Says He’s Postponing Strikes on Iran Power Plants, Citing ‘Productive’ Talks to End War - NBC News, IRIB, Ripster, Jitesh, TribLIVE.com and FOX10News |WALA on X
President Donald Trump said this morning he was postponing any strikes against Iran's power plants for five days, citing what he said were "productive conversations" with Tehran to end the war. Markets surged, and oil prices dropped on the news. Iran did not confirm any talks and suggested Trump had backed down after its "firm warning" of retaliation. Tehran had threatened to strike electricity targets across the region if Trump followed through on his threat to "obliterate" the country's power network unless it opened the crucial Strait of Hormuz shipping route by tonight...#9 Speaker Mike Johnson Faces Potential Attendance Problems as Major Bills Loom - Sudiksha Kochi for The Hill, ScienceGirl/RecoverWithMia, Nick Sortor/Sherry Twamley, NEWSMAX, and Daniel James on X
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is grappling with an attendance issue as lawmakers begin to prioritize the 2026 midterms, potentially complicating the passage of key measures in the months ahead. The predicament was on full display this week: 22 Republicans did not vote for any bills on Tuesday, followed by seven on Wednesday and five on Thursday. By comparison, 21 Democrats did not vote for any bills on Tuesday, followed by six on Wednesday and nine on Thursday. To be sure, the week was complicated by predictions of a storm that delayed travel back to Washington at the beginning of the week, and there were no must-pass bills on the agenda...
#10 Trump Deploys ICE Agents to Assist TSA at US Airports - NEWSMAX, WCVB-TV Boston, ABC News, Matt Van Swol, Washington Eye, Benny Johnson, and CBS News on X
President Donald Trump's border czar said on Sunday that having immigration agents bolster short-staffed Transportation Security Administration teams will speed up airport lines, but the union for TSA workers said that doesn't solve what they see as the underlying problem of pay. In appearances on Sunday news shows, border czar Tom Homan and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy argued that Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel can help with airport security screening, starting on Monday, even though they have not been specifically trained for it. "When we deploy tomorrow, we'll have a well-thought-out plan to execute," Homan said on CNN's "State of the Union" program...
