House GOP considers backup FISA plan to sunset spy tool after stunning floor defeat
House Republicans are regrouping and considering a two-year sunset on a key surveillance law as a way to move forward on reauthorizing security measures after a group of hard-line Republicans effectively killed a procedural rule in a blow to House leaders ahead of next week’s deadline. The “no” votes of 19 hard-line House Republicans and […]
House leadership eyes FISA Plan B after failed floor vote
House leaders are eyeing a Plan B that would reauthorize the country’s spying powers after 19 Republicans blocked passage of the bill Wednesday. The plan under discussion would have shortened the reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) from five years to two years and returned the controversial package to the […]
Fox News Politics: FISA flops
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House Conservatives Tank FISA Vote In Blow To Speaker Mike Johnson
The House of Representatives on Wednesday blocked a bill to reauthorize a controversial provision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), dealing a blow to House Speaker Mike Johnson’s leadership. Section 702 of FISA enables the U.S. government to operate large-scale electronic surveillance programs, which have been heavily criticized by congressional Republicans and some left-wing […]
Trump’s history with FISA takes spotlight amid fight over FBI spy powers
Former President Donald Trump urged Republicans on Wednesday to vote against reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, citing how the government misused FISA to surveil one of his 2016 campaign aides. However, Trump’s opposition to the bill did not entirely account for the former president’s history with Section 702 or the provisions […]
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 […]
FISA ‘reform’ runs a freight train through the 4th Amendment
As Chief Policy Officer of BitChute, a video sharing platform serving millions of U.S. users, I am closely following the House and Senate debate regarding potential updates or changes to Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008. . For those who don’t know, Section 702 currently authorizes the warrantless interception, collection, storage, and […]
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” […]
Jordan urges warrants to search Americans’ data and protect constitutional liberties as GOP fights over FISA
Exclusive: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan has called for intelligence agencies to obtain a warrant before examining Americans’ data through a government surveillance tool known as Section 702 of FISA, saying there is no “exigent circumstance.” It’s important to protect data as long as possible, he told FOX News Digital. Americans’ constitutional freedoms. The […]