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 […]
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 […]
Bitcoin Miners Show Muscle Pushing Back Against Warrantless 'Emergency' Order – CoinDesk
Bitcoiners have scored a major victory in their effort to defeat the U.S. Department of Energy’s Bureau of Statistics’ “emergency” Bitcoin mining order. The Energy Information Administration will halt mandatory surveys it had sent to hundreds of miners in favor of proper notice and comment periods required by law, according to court documents. The EIA […]
How Congress can end the era of warrantless spying on Americans
In mid-December, Congress approved a temporary extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which is set to expire on December 31st. Congress has until mid-April to decide whether to reauthorize the provision. This controversial law was intended to allow the government to collect foreign communications, but it has been used repeatedly. spy […]