The Latest Breaking News from Michael R Turner

FEMA earmarks threatened by immigration funding standoff

Ongoing fight over fiscal 2026 funding for federal immigration agencies has also left disaster preparedness earmarks in limbo.

Roll Call · Feb 9

Democrats see opportunity in Ohio beyond battleground House seats

In their quest to flip the House in the midterm elections, Democrats are eyeing a handful of Ohio seats the party hasn't held in decades.

Roll Call · Jan 27

House halts censure resolution against Rep. LaMonica McIver - Roll Call

The House voted to table a GOP push to censure Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., over an altercation outside an immigration detention facility.

Roll Call · Sep 3, 2025

Congress launches investigations of security failure at Trump rally - Roll Call

Members of Congress from both parties announced plans Monday to investigate how a shooter got so close to former President Donald Trump.

Roll Call · Jul 15, 2024

Spy reauthorization bill would give lawmakers special notifications - Roll Call

A bill to renew a powerful surveillance authority for two years would afford notifications to members of Congress, but not to the public.

Roll Call · Apr 18, 2024

House again tees up reauthorization of powerful spy authority - Roll Call

The House will again try to resolve a stalemate over how to reauthorize a powerful spy authority with more privacy protections for Americans.

Roll Call · Apr 9, 2024

Ultraconservatives criticize Turner over ‘threat’ statement - Roll Call

The intra-GOP argument was the latest sign of a split among competing subsets of the party on national security issues.

Roll Call · Feb 15, 2024

Congress pits privacy against intelligence as it ponders surveillance renewal - Roll Call

Privacy hawks and intelligence-focused lawmakers are expected to clash over reauthorization of a powerful but controversial spy authority.

Roll Call · Jan 23, 2024

House hesitates over votes on spy authority renewal bills - Roll Call

A plan to vote on two competing House bills that would reauthorize a powerful surveillance authority ran into trouble Monday evening.

Roll Call · Dec 11, 2023

House Intelligence panel advances its own surveillance bill - Roll Call

The House Intelligence Committee unanimously approved a bill Thursday that would renew a warrantless surveillance authority.

Roll Call · Dec 7, 2023