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House Republicans Block Procedural Vote on FISA Extension Amid Demands for Warrant Requirements

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FISA Section 702 surveillance law — which lets the government collect digital communications from foreigners but also sweeps up data on Americans — expired today after the House passed a clean 18-month extension without warrant protections, and the bill now faces a Senate fight; the

Sen. Lee and Sen. Durbin Introduce Bipartisan SAFE Act to Require Warrants for FBI Surveillance of Americans

Senate SAFE Act
would have required the FBI to get a warrant before searching Americans' data, but it was not included. The

White House Urges House Republicans to End 74-Day Homeland Security Shutdown

2 policies · 8 articles

DHS shutdown
is now past 70 days, leaving the Coast Guard, Secret Service, and other agencies running on emergency funding, with the House approving a Republican budget framework for ICE and border enforcement but no final deal reached. Congress is also facing a 60-day deadline to authorize the

Defense Secretary Hegseth Defends Iran War and $1.5 Trillion Budget in First Congressional Testimony

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ongoing U.S. military conflict with Iran
, which has already cost $25 billion, while

Rep. Ansari Introduces Articles of Impeachment Against Defense Secretary Hegseth

articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Hegseth
have been introduced in the House over the war being started without congressional approval. The Supreme Court struck down Louisiana's second majority-Black congressional district, ruling it an unconstitutional use of race in map-drawing, a decision with direct consequences for how Black voters are represented in Congress.

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