The bill now set for swift passage in the Senate does not require intelligence officials have a warrant to search Americans’ data and communications. The U.S. Senate on April 18 overcame a key procedural hurdle to reauthorize a controversial spying authority. The authority in question, Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), easily
The right-wing group that leads a recruitment effort for Capitol Hill offices and allied nonprofits, the Conservative Partnership Institute (CPI), has for months left exposed the sensitive personal information of applicants to its online “jobs bank,” the Washington Free Beacon found, including members of the U.S. intelligence community, congressional aides, former Trump administration officials, and
Washington Democrat has faced scrutiny over her TikTok ties Sen. Maria Cantwell (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Sen. Maria Cantwell (D., Wash.), formerly a leading critic of the House’s sell-or-ban bill against TikTok, has announced her support for the legislation now that it includes her proposal to give ByteDance a longer divestment window. In a statement released
The legislation prohibits entities deemed sufficiently owned or controlled by individuals within an adversary country from operating within the United States. Senate Commerce Committee Chairwoman Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) signified her support on Wednesday for a bill to force TikTok to divest from its Chinese ownership or lose the ability to operate within the United States. A bill,
Groups led by former VP Pence also call for Iranian foreign minister’s American visa to be revoked Iran’s Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, U.N. secretary-general António Guterres (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) The Biden administration is under pressure from a coalition of outside advocacy groups to cut American funding to the United Nations over the international organization’s appointment of Iran
On April 16, 44 members of the House of Representatives voted against a resolution stating that the slogan “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” is antisemitic and condemnable. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-N.Y.) introduced the resolution, which passed 377–44, with one member, Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.), voting “present.” The resolution states that
Bill comes amid fears taxpayer cash will help Hamas rebuild terror tunnels (Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images) A measure circulating in the Republican-controlled House would block the Biden administration from spending taxpayer cash to rebuild the war-torn Gaza Strip amid mounting concerns this cash will empower Hamas to reestablish its network of tunnels beneath the territory. The