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These 19 Republicans voted to block the spy powers bill

A group of 19 House Republicans joined with the Democratic Party On Wednesday vote against a procedural motion Begin consideration of a bill that would reauthorize the state’s warrantless surveillance powers and call into question the authority of intelligence tools. A procedural vote to advance Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) failed […]

House FISA bill tanked by hardliners in latest blow to Speaker Johnson’s leadership

Hard-line House Republicans tanked a procedural rule vote that would begin debate on reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, effectively leaving the House at a standstill just nine days before the key surveillance law expires.  Republican leaders hoped to advance the FISA reform on Wednesday but the measure failed after 19 Republicans […]

GOP infighting threatens to block FISA bill

House leadership’s attempts to start debate on a bill to reauthorize warrantless state surveillance powers are on ice after at least two Republicans announced Wednesday they would oppose a procedural vote. It becomes. The announcement comes as the House rushes to update Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) before it expires on […]

French bill would legalize medically assisted suicide for terminally ill patients

The French government introduced a bill on Wednesday that would allow adults with terminal cancer and other incurable illnesses to take lethal drugs, amid growing public demand for legal options for assisted dying. Many French people have traveled to neighboring countries where medically assisted suicide or euthanasia is legal. French President Emmanuel Macron has long […]

FISA bill overcomes key hurdle to tee up floor fight on warrant requirement

A bill to reauthorize the state’s warrantless surveillance powers cleared the House on Tuesday, even though it still faces a bumpy path to the Senate, including a fight in the chamber over whether to add a warrant requirement to the bill. passed an important hurdle. The House Rules Committee on Tuesday approved a bill that […]

Republicans Debut Bill Challenging Qatar’s U.S. Alliance over Ties to Hamas

Three Republican senators on Tuesday criticized the United States’ “non-NATO major proposed a bill to challenge Qatar’s elite status as an ally. The unprecedented siege of Israel on October 7th. For decades, Qatar has largely hosted elite Hamas “political” leaders in its capital, Doha, and positioned itself as an intermediary state between global jihadists and […]

Boston aquarium’s 500-pound, 95-year-old sea turtle gets clean bill of health

As it turns out, being green seems pretty easy. That’s the conclusion reached Tuesday during a physical examination of Myrtle, an ancient green sea turtle that has entertained visitors to Boston’s New England Aquarium for more than 50 years. Veterinarians examined Myrtle after the 500-pound reptile was hoisted from the aquarium’s giant ocean tank by […]