Donald Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson Announce Election Integrity Bill
Former President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) attended a joint press conference in Palm Beach, Florida, to promote the Election Integrity Act. inside Press conference At Mar-a-Lago on Friday, President Trump called on President Joe Biden to “immediately close the border,” noted the rise in “immigration crime” in the United States, and […]
Stephon Gilmore slams Bill Belichick portrayal in Patriots doc
Stephon Gilmore has been added to the list of former Patriots who thought the Apple TV+ documentary series “Dynasty” painted Bill Belichick in an unfair light. Gilmore was a defensive back for Belichick’s Patriots from 2017 to 2020 and wrote in X about his displeasure with the legendary head coach’s behavior in writing. “I just […]
House votes to reauthorize spying bill that enabled the FBI to violate Americans’ rights. Only 59 Republicans voted ‘no.’
The House of Representatives voted 273-147 on Friday to reauthorize the surveillance bill, which has been misused hundreds of thousands of times by the FBI to spy on Americans. Only 59 Republicans reportedly voted against updating Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The bill is now in the Senate and is expected to […]
House passes bill to reauthorize federal spying power on foreign targets until 2026
House of Representatives passed invoice On Friday, an amendment that would have reauthorized the federal government’s spying powers against foreign targets through 2026 but required a warrant to search data on American citizens collected in the process failed. At least 126 Republicans and 147 Democrats voted in favor of reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign […]
Senate Republicans furious over Trump derailing FISA bill
Former President Trump helped derail a House compromise that would have expanded the powers of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), sparking frustration among Senate Republicans and lawmakers who say the nation’s intelligence agencies could spy on adversaries and terrorists. He is scrambling to find a plan B that will keep him from losing his […]
Biden Backs FISA Bill as Speaker Mike Johnson Moves Again to Renew Spy Powers Authority
President Joe Biden on Friday backed a bill that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) wants to pass that would reauthorize the controversial surveillance bill. President Joe Biden’s administration is HR 7888, the Information Reform and Protection of America Act (RISAA), a bill that reauthorizes Section 702 of the Communications Decency Act. Section 702 is a […]
House moves forward with modified FISA bill, but will it be enough to appease hard-liners?
The House Rules Committee advanced a modified version of a key federal surveillance extension, increasing pressure on Republicans to forgo their recent infighting and pass the legislation ahead of its scheduled expiration next week. The committee advanced a new proposal to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act during a late-night meeting on […]
Proposed bill in Congress makes squatting on property a deportable offense
A bill introduced in Congress on Wednesday would make illegal immigrant occupation a deportable crime and permanently ban criminals from entering the United States. The legislation, titled the Protecting Homes from Illegal Entry, Occupation, and Dwelling Act, or the SHIELD Act, was introduced by Rep. Dan Meuser (R-Pennsylvania) in response to a spate of incidents […]
Maryland lawmakers introduce bill requiring feds to pay 100 percent of Baltimore bridge repair
Members of Maryland’s congressional delegation introduced a bill Thursday that would make the federal government pay for the full cost of repairing the Baltimore bridge that collapsed when a ship struck it last month. The bill was sponsored by Democratic Sens. Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, and all eight members of the Maryland House […]
GOP governor signs bill allowing local authorities to arrest certain migrants, ‘enforce immigration laws’
Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill Wednesday night that allows local police to arrest illegal immigrants who have previously been deported or denied entry in the Hawkeye State. Senate File 2340This is the subject of high-profile legislation that would make it a crime for illegal immigrants to enter or re-enter a state if […]