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 […]
House sinks Johnson-backed FISA renewal after Trump push
More than a dozen House Republican privacy hawks will advance a bill backed by Speaker Mike Johnson in the House that would update the controversial federal surveillance tool known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). was prevented. This came hours after former President Trump posted on Truth Social, “Kill FISA, it […]
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 […]