Privacy hawks rail against Senate FISA proposal with 3-year CBDC ban

Privacy-minded conservatives in the House are pushing back against a Senate proposal to pair a temporary ban on the creation of central bank digital currency (CBDC) with a long-term extension of the federal government’s warrantless spying powers. Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chair of the Senate…

Johnson: Democrats ‘playing politics’ with FISA over Pulte appointment 

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) lambasted Democrats for suggesting that President Trump’s appointment of Bill Pulte to be acting director of national intelligence could imperil reauthorization of the nation’s foreign spy powers that are due to expire next week. Johnson said in a press conference Wednesday that it is “absolutely outrageous” that Democrats are suggesting that…

Johnson on ‘untoward’ homosexuality post: ‘We’re supposed to love our neighbor as ourselves’

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday said a since-deleted social media post from a Republican congressman asserting “homosexuality has no place in America” was “untoward,” pointing to the Bible’s teaching on loving your neighbor. The Speaker noted Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) had pulled the post down after bipartisan criticism. Ogles said the “stupid, hurtful” post was made…

Senate prepares to move forward with reconciliation bill after lengthy delay

Washington — Senate Republicans are preparing to move forward with a package to fund the Department of Homeland Security’s immigration agencies as soon as Wednesday, following a back-and-forth over the Justice Department’s “anti-weaponization” fund that threatened to derail the long-sought funding. Republicans have been seeking assurances from the administration about the controversial fund’s fate after

REPLAY: House Oversight Committee’s Hearing on Alleged Medicaid Fraud in Ohio

The House Oversight Committee Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses holds a hearing at 10 a.m. ET on June 3 on the alleged Medicaid fraud in the State of Ohio. Witnesses: Luke Rosiak, investigative reporter, Daily Wire Michael D. Dovilla, Ohio House of Representatives, District 17 Ke… Original News Source Link