A key spy tool is expiring due to inaction in Congress. Here’s what that means

Washington — A key surveillance tool that lets the government collect foreign intelligence without a warrant is again at the brink of expiration. Barring an 11th-hour intervention, the spy authority, known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, is set to lapse at 12 a.m. Saturday after President Trump’s pick to oversee the

Judge Extends Block on Trump’s Anti-Weaponization Fund

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies before the House Committee on Appropriations in Washington on June 2, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times A federal judge on June 12 extended her block of the Trump administration’s Anti-Weaponization Fund. Judge Leonie Brinkema of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia issued a new order

U.S. deports migrants from Afghanistan, Iran to Central African Republic

The Trump administration on Friday deported a group of roughly 20 migrants from Afghanistan, Iran and other nations to the Central African Republic, which the U.S. government warns Americans not to visit “for any reason” due to violence and unrest, a U.S. official told CBS News. The deportees included an Iranian pro-democracy activist who had