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The Spy Law That Stopped a Taylor Swift Concert Attack Is About to Expire

A US surveillance programme credited with preventing a terrorist plot is at risk of expiring due to political disagreements over an intelligence appointment.

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House vote puts surveillance authority on path to lapse

The House did not pass a short-term extension of a powerful surveillance tool Thursday morning as members headed out of town for a recess, all but ensuring the spy power’s statutory authority would lapse going into the weekend. The vote to reject a reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign…

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House sends spy reauthorization bill to uncertain Senate fate

The House passed a renewal of a key surveillance power Wednesday, a day before its statutory authority expires, sending it to a Senate that appears unlikely to pass that version of it. The House, in a 235-191 vote that split members of both parties, approved legislation that would renew Section…

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What is FISA 702? Trump urges Congress to extend controversial spy program

U.S. authorities say the program is essential to national security

The Independent UK

Push for surveillance authority reauthorization hits snag in House

House GOP leadership faced a setback Wednesday in their push to reauthorize a key surveillance authority with no changes, amid signs they did not have enough support from privacy-minded conservatives to clear a procedural vote on the floor. Key House Republicans had outlined a floor strategy to pass a measure…

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Uncertainty shrouds key surveillance authority renewal in House

House lawmakers who met with Trump administration officials Wednesday on Capitol Hill emerged with no clear consensus, with some still undecided over whether to reauthorize a powerful surveillance authority without adding more privacy guardrails. The administration, according to lawmakers, has said it wants Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance…

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Donald Trump demands Congress ignore privacy concerns and extend intrusive law to spy on Americans’ private communications

Each day the right to privacy shrinks further.

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These House votes were once routine. Now they’re nail-biters

Wrangling procedural votes is a big part of the job for Speaker Mike Johnson, as thin margins give each holdout more political capital.

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Speaker Johnson defends Crenshaw after he was reportedly banned from congressional overseas travel

Punchbowl News reported that the Houston congressman was banned from taxpayer-funded travel for 90 days after toasting a Mexican official who made an inappropriate joke.

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Trump insists he ‘knows nothing’ about ‘the girls’ mentioned in Epstein’s emails in new comments: Recap

‘I know nothing about that. They would have announced that a long time ago,’ Trump said on Air Force One about the recently released emails from Epstein’s estate

The Independent UK

House members find creative ways to beat travel chaos to reach DC in time for shutdown vote

The House is expected to vote on a funding bill to open the government on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Arkansas Farmers Beg Trump to Rescue Their Farms And Unite In Prayer — 'We're Hurting, Dear Lord' — As 'Astronomical' Costs Crush The Industry

A meeting of farmers in Brookland, Arkansas last week sounded less like a routine check-in and more like a last-chance plea. Facing skyrocketing input costs, tumbling crop prices, and back-to-back years of losses, hundreds of farmers gathered to tell congressional staffers they are at the breaking point.

Benzinga

China becoming ‘more aggressive’ in the Caribbean, House Republicans warn

‘We have taken our eye off the ball in our hemisphere, and that has allowed an entrée for the Chinese to fill that void,’ Rep. Rick Crawford says

The Independent UK

Rep. Rick Crawford Appointed Chairman Of House Intelligence Committee

Rep. Rick Crawford appointed as House Intelligence Committee chairman, focusing on oversight and safeguarding rights.

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Rep. Rick Crawford To Chair House Intelligence Committee

Rep. Rick Crawford appointed as new House Intelligence Committee chair, with differing views on Ukraine aid. Speaker Johnson emphasizes Crawford's leadersh...

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Crawford named Intelligence panel chair, replacing Turner - Roll Call

Arkansas Republican Rep. Rick Crawford succeeds Ohio GOP Rep. Michael R. Turner, whom the speaker removed a day earlier.

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House Committee Blasts Intelligence Community In 'Havana Syndrome' Report, Concludes Foreign Adversary 'Increasingly Likely' Behind The Mysterious Illness

"The Intelligence Community has attempted to thwart the Subcommittee's investigative efforts to uncover the truth at every turn," said Rep. Rick Crawford

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Judge allows Rep. Crawford, former members to sue over pay freeze - Roll Call

A group of former members of Congress can move forward with a federal lawsuit to recoup cost-of-living adjustments, a judge ruled.

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Crawford, former members argue in court for back pay - Roll Call

An attorney representing members of Congress on Friday urged a judge to deny a bid to dismiss a lawsuit that would give them retroactive pay.

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Graves, Crawford to each seek top GOP slot on Transportation Committee - Roll Call

Rep. Sam Graves will seek a waiver to remain the House Transportation panel’s top Republican, but will have competition in Rep. Rick Crawford.

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Red states' revenge evident in House earmarks distribution - Roll Call

The majority of states would lose earmarks in the House GOP-drafted appropriations bills. But 16 mostly deep red states would come out ahead.

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Republicans hoover up earmarks in House spending bills - Roll Call

House Republicans dominate the list of how much members earmarked parts of fiscal 2024 spending bills for projects in their districts.

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Inside Congress' bizarre UFO hearing

Two top defense officials appeared before lawmakers to testify on observations of UFOs by the U.S. military

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