Future of surveillance law FISA uncertain amid Republican infighting

The Senate on Friday agreed to a temporary extension of FISA, or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, until April 30. A divide among House Republicans derailed a vote Thursday night to renew the law for five years. Joshua Skule, former FBI chief of intelligence, joins “The Takeout” to discuss. Source link

Virginia Dems accused of illegally ‘steamrolling’ state law that could upend redistricting crusade

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Virginia voters are set to decide a redistricting referendum Tuesday, even as a high-stakes legal challenge before the state’s Supreme Court argues the amendment should be invalidated because it was pushed through an unlawfully extended legislative session. The case centers on whether lawmakers violated the Virginia Constitution … Read more

Senate passes short-term FISA extension, following House in maintaining surveillance law through April 30

Washington — The Senate on Friday passed a short-term extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, known as FISA, by unanimous consent, hours after the House passed the short-term extension of the law after 2 a.m. Friday.  The extension through April 30 pushes back the expiration date of the controversial warrantless surveillance … Read more

Melania Trump challenges Congress to make her foster care executive order permanent law: ‘Their birthright’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! First lady Melania Trump delivered a plea to lawmakers on Wednesday, demanding “action over awareness” to secure the futures of America’s foster children by turning her recent executive action into permanent law. During a bipartisan congressional committee meeting, Trump outlined her vision to transform vulnerable youth into … Read more

Justice Department releases report accusing Biden-era DOJ of uneven enforcement of FACE Act law

The Justice Department on Tuesday released a report that accused the Biden administration of using the FACE Act to target anti-abortion activists who were prosecuted for blocking patients’ access to reproductive health clinics. The report is the first of several expected to be issued by the Weaponization Working Group, created last year, that is meant … Read more

Evers signs a law legalizing online sports betting in Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed a bill into law Thursday that legalizes online sports betting, making it the 33rd state to allow the practice. But gamblers in Wisconsin will have to wait months or maybe even longer before they can start to legally place bets. The law Evers signed, which passed the … Read more

How Trump’s tax law boosts the wealthy and leaves behind some workers he promised to help

“It’s a little relief, but it’s not enough relief, not at all,” she added. Trump has repeatedly touted “no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, no tax on Social Security” as a key success of his second term since his “big, beautiful bill” passed last year. Many Americans are benefiting from the tax changes … Read more

Ohio man becomes first person convicted under federal law criminalizing intimate deepfakes

An Ohio man is the first person to be convicted under the Trump Administration’s Take It Down Act, a federal law that criminalizes posting nonconsensual explicit imagery, including AI-made deepfakes, the Department of Justice announced in a Tuesday press release. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. … Read more

Lawsuit challenges Justice Department memo that declared presidential records law unconstitutional

Washington — A pair of organizations filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the Justice Department’s determination that a federal law requiring the preservation of certain presidential records is unconstitutional. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., by the American Historical Association, the largest membership association of historians in the world, and American Oversight, a … Read more