Here Are The 30 GOP Senators Who Voted To Reauthorize Warrantless Spying Tool
On Saturday, 30 Republican senators voted in favor of reauthorizing the controversial warrantless spying tool. Bill to reauthorize Section 702 passed 60-34 Vote After six amendments were rejected. Support and opposition cut across party lines, with 17 Democrats and independent Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vermont) joining 18 Republicans in voting against the move, while Republican Sen. […]
Senate reauthorizes warrantless spy powers just after midnight deadline
The Senate approved the federal government’s controversial warrantless spying powers shortly after a midnight Friday deadline, over the objections of Democrats and Republicans who opposed the incidental collection of data on Americans as part of the authority. The extension proposal was approved. Democrats and Republicans voted 60-34 to reauthorize Title VII of the Foreign Intelligence […]
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 […]
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 […]