POLITICS

House reauthorizes FISA spy program after GOP upheaval

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Washington — The House on Friday passed a bill to reauthorize a crucial national security surveillance program, two days after a conservative revolt prevented similar legislation from reaching the floor.  The bill reforms and extends a portion of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act known as Section 702 for a shortened period of two years, instead

House Committee’s Incoming Chairman Says Confronting China’s Aggression a Top Priority

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‘The China of 30 years ago is very different than the China today, even five years ago; they’ve become more aggressive at home, abroad, militarily.’ Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), the incoming chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), said confronting China’s aggression will be among his priorities upon assuming the

White House Announces Billions More in Student Debt Relief

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The White House on Friday announced it will cancel another $7.4 billion in student loan debt, the latest in a string of loan forgiveness initiatives as President Joe Biden looks to take on Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump this fall.   “Today, President Biden announced that 277,000 more Americans will get their student debt canceled, bringing

Elissa Slotkin Tries To Paint Her Republican Opponent as a Carpetbagger—But Doesn’t Live in the District She Represents

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Democratic representative Elissa Slotkin (Mich.), who is running for U.S. Senate, hasn’t resided in the district she represents for nearly a year—a living arrangement that could complicate her efforts to paint her Republican opponent as a carpetbagger. Slotkin moved out of Michigan’s Seventh Congressional District in the summer of 2023, months after she was elected

Leonard Leo won’t comply with Senate subpoena in Supreme Court ethics probe

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Washington — Conservative judicial activist Leonard Leo said he will not comply with a subpoena issued by Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee as part of their ongoing investigation into ethics practices at the Supreme Court. The subpoena was issued to Leo by Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin on Thursday, months after Democrats on the

Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Safeguard US Economy From Potential ‘Fallout’ of Chinese Invasion of Taiwan

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‘If the CCP takes the drastic action of advancing on Taiwan, we must proactively prepare our national economy,’ said Rep. Ritchie Torres. House lawmakers have introduced bipartisan legislation to develop an economic strategy aimed at mitigating “the catastrophic economic fallout” resulting from a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan. The legislation titled the “Fortifying U.S. Markets