The Senate voted to reauthorize the government’s chief surveillance tool early Saturday, clearing the measure for President Biden’s signature with only a brief lapse of the spying power. The legislation extends Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act for two years. It passed 60-34 with bipartisan support, but 16 Republicans and 17 Democrats voted […]
The top Senate Democratic and GOP leaders called on lawmakers Friday to unite behind the government surveillance reauthorization bill before the legislation’s key spying component expires at midnight. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat, said negotiators are still attempting to “see if there is a path” to renew the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance […]
ISLAMABAD (AP) — An important ally of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif demanded the government lift a two-month-old ban on the social media platform X, saying on Friday that it violates citizens’ right to speech and expression. The ban on X has been in place since February, when the party of imprisoned former Prime Minister […]
According to a new report, the FBI has initiated a criminal investigation into the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore after a large container ship struck the bridge last month. Among other things, the investigation will attempt to find out if the crew left port knowing that the container ship had […]
President Biden is facing an uphill battle for a second term in the White House. But this latest news is probably going to send his campaign into a panic. A report by the Daily Caller shows that Democratic voter registrations have dropped in Nevada, North Carolina and Pennsylvania — three hotly contested states in the […]
Rep. Austin Scott, a Republican from Georgia who has criticized conservatives and is campaigning actively against the House Freedom Caucus chairman, is Speaker Mike Johnson’s choice for a newly vacant seat on the powerful Rules Committee. Scott’s selection Wednesday infuriated conservatives on Capitol Hill. The Daily Signal spoke with several lawmakers and staffers whose reactions […]
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said Monday he plans to meet with members of Congress this week to discuss support for rebuilding the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, which has blocked the main shipping channel at Baltimore‘s port for nearly two weeks. “I’m going to be spending part of this week with our […]
A new, 24/7 surveillance camera hub was unveiled Monday by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Metropolitan Police brass, with officials saying it’s already helping solve the street crimes that plagued the District last year. The high-tech center, comprised of hundreds of cameras with plans to add up to 600 more, along with a collection of […]
BEIJING (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Beijing Monday to display the strength of ties with close diplomatic partner China amid Moscow’s grinding war against Ukraine and an ongoing effort to align their foreign policies against the U.S. and its allies. The two continent-sized authoritarian states, increasingly in dispute with democracies and […]
A drifting ship. A massive bridge. But this time, disaster was averted. On Friday evening, a massive container ship lost power as it was heading out to sea in the shipping lane between Staten Island and Bayonne, New Jersey, according to the New York Post. The incident came as the ship was near the vicinity […]
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