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86 Republicans Vote To Allow Warrantless Spying Of Americans With FISA

Eighty-six House Republicans voted against an amendment to the FISA reauthorization bill which would have added a warrant requirement to prevent the U.S. government from spying on Americans without their knowledge. The vote tally on the amendment, introduced by Republican Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs, was 212-212, with House Speaker Mike Johnson casting the tiebreaker vote […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]