Speaker Johnson Defiant After Casting Deciding Vote to Continue Deep State’s Warrantless Surveillance
House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office tells Breitbart News exclusively that he intends to remain Speaker of the House after voting Friday to oppose ending warrantless surveillance of Americans by the deep state. He spoke clearly. Johnson is currently rushing to Mar-a-Lago in hopes that former President Donald Trump will provide him with a lifeline, but […]
Andrew McCabe Acknowledges ‘Mistakes’ In Trump Campaign Investigation As He Pushes Warrantless Surveillance Tool
Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe acknowledged Thursday that errors were made in the investigation into former President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign that pushed for updates to warrantless surveillance tools. The FBI secretly surveilled campaign aide Carter Page with the approval of a secret court overseeing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), using documents containing […]
Intel community scrambling to defend contentious spy tool as lawmakers decry ‘mass surveillance’
exclusive: With Congress deadlocked, U.S. intelligence agencies strive to highlight the important nature of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act without releasing as many details as the target would accommodate. However, it also contends with widespread misconceptions about the law within Congress. “By trying to explain your values, you also give your adversary […]
Donald Trump Calls to ‘Kill FISA’ as Speaker Johnson Moves to Enable Deep State Surveillance
Former President Donald Trump called on Wednesday to “kill FISA” as House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) moves to reauthorize the controversial surveillance law. “Kill FISA. It was used illegally against me and many others. They spied on my campaign!!! DJT” Former President I have written. Prime Minister Johnson is expected to vote to reauthorize Section […]
Conservatives threaten to sink FISA renewal as House Republicans battle over federal surveillance tool
Conservative privacy hawks in the House of Representatives are threatening to block a full House vote on updating a key government surveillance tool known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The fight over the five-year renewal of the program has been a challenge for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) and his […]
Congress one step closer to reauthorizing controversial federal surveillance tool
Congress is now one step closer to extending the life of a key federal surveillance tool known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). A bill to reauthorize Section 702 of FISA passed the House Rules Committee on Tuesday night, the last hurdle before the bill is considered by the House. It […]
Rep. Turner confident FISA bill will pass: ‘This is not a warrantless surveillance of Americans’
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner (R-Ohio) said Sunday he is confident that the updated Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) will pass the House. The Intelligence Reform and American Security Act, announced last week, extends Section 702 of FISA, which allows the government to spy on noncitizens living overseas. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) urged […]
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 […]
House braces for battle over renewing controversial FISA surveillance tool
House Republicans plan to vote on updates to controversial federal surveillance tools when they return from recess next week, multiple sources told Fox News Digital. Two House Republican aides and a Republican lawmaker, all speaking on condition of anonymity, said the House would approve Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which is […]
Gavin Newsom Flooding Crime-Ridden Oakland with 500 Surveillance Cameras
If you live in Oakland, California, prepare to be watched, tracked, and tracked. It’s an important time. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday that the state will deploy hundreds of high-tech surveillance cameras to the city and surrounding highways to combat rising crime. The California Highway Patrol contracted with Flock Safety to install 480 cameras that […]