FISA spying power scheduled to expire as House fails to extend it before leaving town

WASHINGTON — A powerful surveillance tool backed by the intelligence community is scheduled to expire Friday after the House failed to pass an extension and left town for 12 days. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. It would be the first time Congress has allowed Section 702 … Read more

Senate fails to extend FISA surveillance program as deadline nears, with 7 Republicans joining Democrats

Washington — The Senate on Friday blocked an extension of a key warrantless surveillance program used by U.S. intelligence agencies, meaning Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act will expire on June 12 without further intervention.  Seven Republicans joined Democrats in the 47-52 vote against a procedural motion that would have set up a … Read more

South Carolina’s redistricting effort fails in the state Senate amid GOP opposition

The Republican-led South Carolina Senate on Tuesday voted against a measure to advance a new congressional map, ending the last-minute redistricting effort in the state for now. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The motion to end debate — which failed with a vote of 20-24 … Read more

Conference at UN to review nuclear nonproliferation treaty fails to reach agreement

UNITED NATIONS — A four-week United Nations conference reviewing the treaty to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons ended Friday without agreement as the United States and Iran sparred over Iran’s nuclear program. Vietnam’s U.N. Ambassador Do Hung Viet, who chaired the conference, announced that there was no consensus among the 191 parties to the … Read more

Dem plot to limit Trump war powers on Cuba fails as GOP falls in line with military action abroad

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Republicans stifled Senate Democrats’ attempt to prevent President Donald Trump from bringing military action close to home before any action has actually been taken by the administration. Democrats failed to advance a forward-looking war powers resolution that would handcuff Trump’s ability to use military force against Cuba, … Read more

EXCLUSIVE: Planned Parenthood set for massive taxpayer windfall if Senate fails to act

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: A coalition of pro-life groups, including Lila Rose’s Live Action, Students for Life, CatholicVote and others, is urging the Senate to take urgent action to enact a decade-long ban on federal funding for Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers before a July 4 deadline. Senate Republicans … Read more

Bernie Sanders, AOC-backed Democrat wins key House race; GOP fails to expand fragile majority

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Republicans fell short in their bid to flip a vacant U.S. House seat in a blue-leaning district in northern New Jersey. Democrat Analilia Mejia, who was backed by progressive champions Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of neighboring New York, defeated GOP candidate Joe … Read more

House effort to end Trump’s war with Iran fails by one vote

WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled House voted Thursday to reject a resolution ordering President Donald Trump to end the war in Iran. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The vote was 213-214, almost entirely along party lines, as Republicans overwhelmingly stick with Trump, refusing to slap guardrails … Read more