Bipartisan senators push back as key Dem signals doom for TikTok bill
Senators on both sides of the aisle poured cold water on Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) in hopes that a House-passed bill requiring social media app TikTok to leave China would reach the Senate floor. is repulsed. “I’m not surprised at all about this.” exactly what i predicted Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) was responding to recent […]
NE lawmakers propose tax-funded school choice bill
The Nebraska Legislature is on track to pass a bill that would avoid a future voting plan that would allow voters to repeal a new state law that allows private school tuition to be paid for with taxpayer funds. Omaha state Sen. Lou Ann Linehan’s bill, the author of last year’s Opportunity Scholarship Act, advanced […]
Intel Lawmakers Fight for ‘Patriot Act 2.0’ in Spy Powers Bill
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner (R-Ohio) and Ranking Member Jim Himes (D-Conn.) have proposed that House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner (R-Ohio) and Ranking Member Jim Himes (D-Conn.) effectively act as the “Patriot Act 2.0” and significantly increase surveillance of Americans. proposed an amendment to the spy powers reform bill that would expand the […]
Bipartisan group of lawmakers introduce bill targeting antisemitism
A bipartisan group of senators and representatives introduced Two bills to combat anti-Semitism were introduced Wednesday that would create a federal interagency task force against hate. Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) and Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) led the Senate majority leader. anti-semitism lawMeanwhile, Representative Kathy Manning (DN.C.), Representative Chris Smith (RN.J.), Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pennsylvania), and […]
GOP Gov. Kim Reynolds Signs Bill Allowing State, Local Officials To Arrest Illegal Immigrants
Republican Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill Wednesday that allows both state and local enforcement authorities to arrest illegal immigrants who reenter the United States and authorizes state courts to carry out deportations. invoice SF2340Scheduled to go into effect on July 1, it will allow the state to enforce immigration laws and prevent illegal […]
House Republicans blast ‘cry wolf’ conservatives who tanked FISA renewal bill
House Republicans walked out of a closed session late Wednesday afternoon, enraged by 19 Republicans who blocked the floor from considering a bill that would update the federal government’s critical surveillance tools. “When you have a majority and the majority of members don’t support the rules and procedures established by the majority, you effectively hand […]
TN Senate clears bill making it illegal to assist minors seeking abortions
Tennessee Republican lawmakers on Wednesday advanced a bill that would make it illegal for adults to assist minors in obtaining abortions without parental consent, but would allow young victims to obtain parental approval to have an abortion. This drew opposition from the Democratic Party, who argued that it could become necessary. terminate the pregnancy. The […]
Iowa governor signs ‘illegal reentry’ migrant bill into law
A new bill signed by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) on Wednesday makes it illegal for people who have previously been denied entry to the United States or been deported from the state to remain in the state. be. The bill — SF 2340 — would do that. national crime Persons with outstanding removal orders, […]
Bill Barr blasts Trump for call to kill FISA: ‘Crazy and reckless’
Former Attorney General Bill Barr on Wednesday denounced former President Trump’s recommendation that Congress repeal the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) as “insane and reckless,” calling for the agency’s surveillance powers to expire and FISA to be abolished. He warned that if he did so, there would be “blood on people’s hands.” Terrorist attack against […]
House Kills FISA Bill, Republicans to ‘Regroup’
Republican colleagues of House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Los Angeles) dealt him another blow Wednesday by defeating a motion to allow a vote on his proposed Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) reauthorization. On Wednesday, 19 House Republicans sided with Democrats and voted 228-193 to break that rule. Prime Minister Johnson called on House Republicans to “reconvene” […]