Reporter’s Notebook: House chaos sparks emergency FISA extension
Lawmakers clashed over FISA Section 702 reauthorization as competing demands for spy powers and Fourth Amendment protections stalled Congress.
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Spanberger faces ‘bait-and-switch’ backlash in final hours before redistricting referendum
Virginia's redistricting referendum faces fierce opposition as Republicans accuse Gov. Spanberger of reversing her pledge not to redraw congressional maps.
China-linked route exposed after US seizes Iran-bound ship with suspected dual-use cargo
An Iranian-flagged cargo ship seized by U.S. forces had recently visited Chinese ports, spotlighting a supply route now under scrutiny by officials.
Texas AG Paxton sues Dem fundraising platform ActBlue, alleging ‘fraudulent and foreign donations’
Texas AG Ken Paxton sues ActBlue, accusing the Democrat fundraising platform of deceiving donors and enabling alleged fraudulent and foreign donations.
Democratic candidate apologizes for past pro-police, pro-gun posts in key battleground race
Democratic congressional candidate Bob Brooks shared Facebook posts supporting gun rights and defending police amid 2020 Black Lives Matter protests.
GOP strategists called to DC as Trump team confronts rising midterm headwinds
Trump advisers Susie Wiles and James Blair meet with GOP consultants to coordinate midterm strategy as Republicans defend slim congressional majorities.
Jackson scolds colleagues in solo dissent after court jumps into routine police-stop case
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the lone dissenter defending a D.C. court ruling against police in a case about reasonable suspicion for a traffic stop.