Sen. Joni Ernst slams Biden over loophole that may allow Chinese spies to invade US islands

Two Republican lawmakers ripped into the Biden administration Monday over its blasé reaction to concerns raised last year about an apparent carveout that lets Chinese nationals onto US soil without a visa. Under the policy, certain Chinese nationals can enter the Northern Mariana Islands, an American territory roughly 1,600 miles east of the Philippines, without business or tourism visas for multiple weeks at a time. "Instead of listening to my calls to close this gap and prevent further [Chinese Communist Party] espionage, the Biden administration dragged their feet for four months and now is defending an outdated policy," Sen. Joni…