House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., bucked the will of conservative privacy hawks during a closed-door House GOP Conference meeting on Wednesday, cautioning lawmakers against an amendment on warrant requirements as the House of Representatives readies …
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Trump lashes out at former VP Pence who criticized his lukewarm abortion statement
by adminFormer President Trump lashed out at his former vice president in the wee hours of Wednesday over disagreement on abortion policy. Trump published on his proprietary social media site, Truth Social, a furious tirade against …
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Judge in Trump classified docs case grants Jack Smith request to redact witness names
by adminU.S. District Court Judge Aileen M. Cannon on Tuesday relented to special counsel Jack Smith in a long-running dispute over the names of government witnesses in the classified documents case against former President Trump, agreeing …
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More than a dozen House GOP privacy hawks have blocked the House of Representatives from advancing a Speaker Mike Johnson-backed bill to renew a controversial federal government surveillance tool known as Section 702 of the …
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House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., is gearing up to announce that he’s raised a whopping $12 million in the first three months of 2024 as the GOP braces for the battle to keep the …
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Congress is now one step closer to extending the life of a key federal government surveillance tool known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). A bill to reauthorize FISA’s Section 702 …
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Biden criticizes Netanyahu over Israel-Hamas war, says Israeli leader making a ‘mistake’
by adminPresident Biden harshly criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the way he is prosecuting the war between Israel and Hamas during an interview with Spanish language broadcaster Univision. ‘I think what he’s doing is …
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American Library Association claims ‘censoring’ sexually explicit books targets LGBTQ+ community
by adminThe American Library Association (ALA), the oldest and largest library nonprofit in the world, claimed that the ‘censorship’ of sexually explicit books in children’s libraries is discriminatory to the LGBTQ+ community. ‘In looking at the …
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House to clear major roadblock on data privacy amid showdown over federal surveillance powers
by adminA sticking point in Congress’ fight over renewing a controversial surveillance tool appears to have been resolved days before the House of Representatives is expected to vote on the issue, but not everyone is happy …
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Israel threatens direct attack against Iran if Tehran launches strike ‘from its territory’
by adminIsrael’s foreign minister drew a line in the sand with Iran on Wednesday, warning the country that Israel would respond with direct attacks on Iranian targets if Iran launches an attack on Israel from within …