House sends foreign surveillance reform bill to Senate
The House on Monday concluded proceedings on a bill to reform state warrantless surveillance powers, sending the controversial reauthorization to the Senate. Monday’s vote came after a tie vote on the floor of an amendment to add a warrant requirement to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The bill was rejected by […]
Lawmakers, Privacy Experts Sound Alarm on Most ‘Terrifying Expansions of Government Surveillance’ in History in Spy Powers Bill
Lawmakers and privacy experts on both sides of the political spectrum are sounding the alarm over a provision in the spy powers reform bill that one senator described as one of the “most horrifying expansions of government surveillance” in history. Last Friday, 86 House Republicans voted in favor of the Intelligence Reform and Securing America […]
Eighty-Six House Republicans Vote for Warrantless Surveillance of Americans
On Friday, 86 House Republicans voted against an amendment that would have required a warrant to monitor Americans’ communications. Congressman Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) was suggested This bill is an amendment to the Information Reform and Security Act (RISAA) and reauthorizes Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Section 702 is a law intended […]
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 […]