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Janet Yellen: ‘No good options’ if Congress fails to act on debt ceiling

The Treasury secretary paints a dire picture of what might happen if the borrowing limit is not increased before the department runs out of what it calls ‘extraordinary measures’ to operate under the current cap.

Chicago Sun-Times

Congress' anger at FBI shapes surveillance program's future

Growing anger at the FBI from both parties in Congress has become a major hurdle for U.S. intelligence agencies fighting to keep vast powers to collect foreign communications

The Independent UK

In wake of Pentagon leak, ‘antiquated’ staff clearance system looks hard to change - Roll Call

Despite calls for more access, top security clearances for congressional staff may tighten in the wake of sensitive document leaks.

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House votes 419-0 to pass COVID-19 intelligence measure

WASHINGTON — A little more than a week after the Senate passed it by unanimous consent, the House Friday sent to the president legislation that would declassify information related to the origin of COVID-19.

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A bill to declassify COVID-19's origins clears the House and heads to Biden

The House has unanimously voted to require the Director of National Intelligence to declassify information on the origins of COVID-19. It's not clear whether or not President Biden will sign the bill.

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House clears COVID-19 intelligence measure - Roll Call

The House on Friday sent to the president legislation that would declassify information related to the origin of COVID-19.

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80 former Congress members mishandled classified documents

WASHINGTON — Documents with classified markings were found mingled in material donated to libraries or universities by as many as 80 former members of Congress, the leaders of the House Intelligence Committee said Wednesday.

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Why balloons are now in public eye — and military crosshairs

A giant Chinese balloon has changed our awareness of all the stuff floating up in the air over our heads, and how defense officials watch for it and respond to it

The Independent UK

‘Significant’ debris from China spy balloon retrieved, says US military

Sensors and electronics pulled from waters off South Carolina, says military, after White House says Beijing’s surveillance program dates back years

The Guardian - US

US doesn’t know what shot down Lake Huron ‘object’ is and doesn’t rule out UFO

Officials working on recovering debris to characterise the ‘object’

The Independent UK

US fighters down more objects as tension ratchets higher

WASHINGTON — Three flying objects were downed over North America in as many days and another was reportedly spotted over a Chinese port city, showing how “unidentified aerial phenomena” are keeping the world on edge since entering the international mainstream in the past two weeks.

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‘Unidentified object’ shot down by U.S. fighter jets over Lake Huron is the third in a week

Officials briefly shut down air traffic over Lake Michigan but reopened it after an hour. Concerns are high in Washington about a large-scale Chinese aerial surveillance program.

Chicago Sun-Times

China ‘spy balloon’ wakes up world to new era of war at edge of space

The ‘poor man’s satellite’ offers a relatively cheap way of exploiting a previously inaccessible high-altitude level of the skies

The Guardian - US

What's next in the saga of the suspected Chinese spy balloon

U.S. defense officials are working to recover the wreckage of a Chinese balloon downed near South Carolina, as relations between the two countries are further strained.

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The Independent UK

China balloon: Many questions about suspected spy in the sky

A massive white orb flying across U.S. airspace has triggered a diplomatic maelstrom and is blowing up on social media

The Independent UK

Top Dem on House intel seeks briefings on classified records

The new top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee is calling for more information about classified records discovered in the possession of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump

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Himes named ranking Democrat on House Intelligence - Roll Call

Connecticut Rep. Jim Himes will succeed the ousted Rep. Adam B. Schiff of California as ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee.

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No one reads congressional committee reports. But will they watch a documentary? - Roll Call

As the House Select Committee on Economic Disparity prepares to disband, it released a 30-minute movie narrated by Sarah Jessica Parker.

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Connecticut Republicans hope to break Democrat lock on House

Connecticut Republicans are hoping to unseat at least one of the state’s five incumbent Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives

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House panel eyes diversity in hiring, especially at small firms - Roll Call

A House committee is holding hearings to examine how to make it easier for small businesses to get a more diverse workforce.

The Independent UK

Victim of private spyware warns it can be used against US

First, her father was lured back to Rwanda under false pretenses and jailed

Roll Call

Cannabis banking provisions clear House for seventh time - Roll Call

The House passed provisions that would allow cannabis businesses to use banking services; the Senate may not agree.

The Independent UK

Spy agencies urged to fix open secret: a lack of diversity

The national reckoning over racial inequality sparked by George Floyd’s murder two years ago has gone on behind closed doors inside America’s intelligence agencies

Tribune News Service

Lawmakers fear cryptocurrencies could be back door for sanctioned rubles

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are worried about the potential of cryptocurrency to serve as an escape hatch for sanctioned Russian money, with some saying the risk hastens the need for legislation.

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Lawmakers fear cryptocurrencies could be back door for sanctioned rubles - Roll Call

Lawmakers from both parties are worried that cryptocurrencies could help Russians use to evade western sanctions.

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