April 11, 2024 FBI director warns of 'elevated' public, national safety; pushes for increased funding FBI Director Christopher Wray on Thursday will warn of an "elevated threat" for U.S. public safety and national security while pushing for an increased budget.
April 10, 2024 House Republicans blast 'cry wolf' conservatives who tanked FISA renewal bill House Republicans are once again divided over how to move forward, this time on a controversial surveillance tool's renewal.
April 10, 2024 Jordan urges warrants to search Americans' data and protect constitutional liberties as GOP fights over FISA EXCLUSIVE: House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan wants the intel community to obtain a warrant before it searches Americans’ data through Section 702 of FISA, to safeguard constitutional liberties.
April 10, 2024 House sinks Johnson-backed FISA renewal after Trump push Congress is grappling with a way forward on renewing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which expires April 19.
April 10, 2024 Senators demand FBI agents testify about 'highly credible' source who allegedly made up Biden bribery scheme EXCLUSIVE: Republican Sens. Chuck Grassley and Ron Johnson are demanding the FBI make Alexander Smirnov’s handling agent and his superiors available for interviews as they investigate what steps the bureau and the Justice Department took to investigate the now-infamous FD-1023 form alleging a criminal bribery scheme involving Joe Biden and Ukraine.
April 10, 2024 Conservatives threaten to sink FISA renewal as House Republicans battle over federal surveillance tool Conservatives in the House of Representatives are threatening to sink a bill to renew FISA Section 702 for five years.
April 10, 2024 Congress cannot let FISA Section 702 expire The House has crafted reforms to FISA that will prevent inappropriate actions from the Intelligence Community while maintaining Section 702’s ability to monitor foreign terrorists and spies overseas.
April 9, 2024 Congress one step closer to reauthorizing controversial federal surveillance tool The House of Representatives is gearing up for a chamber-wide vote on renewing a key tool that will allow members of the federal government to conduct warrantless surveillance.
April 9, 2024 FBI director says China is the 'defining threat of our generation' FBI Director Christopher Wray warned that China is the "defining threat of our generation" during a Tuesday speech to the American Bar Association.
April 9, 2024 House to clear major roadblock on data privacy amid showdown over federal surveillance powers House GOP leaders are separating a measure on data privacy from a larger bill aimed at renewing a federal government surveillance tool in order to give the latter a higher chance of passing.