SELECT LANGUAGE BELOW

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 […]

Johnson bucks GOP privacy hawks in closed lawmaker meeting on spy tool renewal

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) said Wednesday in a closed House Republican conference, against the wishes of conservative privacy hawks, the warrant as the House prepares to update key federal surveillance tools. He warned lawmakers against amending the requirements. . Two people who were present during Johnson’s remarks told Fox News Digital that Johnson brought […]

Conservatives, Progressives Demand Amendments During Spy Powers Fight to Curb Surveillance Abuse

Conservatives and progressives are calling on House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) to approve amendments to curb surveillance abuses in next week’s fight to reauthorize the spying authority. Conservative activist group FreedomWorks and progressive activist group Demand Progress announced Friday that Chairman Mike Johnson will reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), a […]

Speaker Johnson Hopes to Find Path to Reform Spy Powers

The House aims to reauthorize the controversial spy program when Congress returns from recess next week. The House is scheduled to return from recess, and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) will need to find a way to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). FISA is an often controversial spying program aimed at […]

Xi Jinping woos Western businesses while spy agency airs warnings

China’s counterintelligence officials have warned businesses under Beijing’s jurisdiction that sharing information with Western corporate consulting firms could “seriously endanger national security.” “Such information, if accumulated to a certain extent and analyzed in a comprehensive manner, can reflect important information about our economic operation, national defense and military,” according to China’s Ministry of State Security. […]

Defense Department examining possible spy balloon found off Alaska coast: report

Pentagon officials are inspecting a balloon discovered by fishermen off the coast of Alaska last week to determine whether it was used for espionage purposes, according to a report. The balloon is being analyzed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska, a department spokeswoman said. CNN Wednesday -For the first time, the government officially acknowledges that […]