Tulsi Gabbard reportedly pushed back on Trump over clean FISA Section 702 renewal
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told President Donald Trump in a February meeting that she did not support a clean reauthorization of FISA Section 702, putting her at odds with the president on one of the most contentious surveillance tools in the federal government's arsenal, the Daily Caller News Foundation reported, citing Politico's Morning […]
Senate votes to end Biden-era mining ban on Minnesota's Boundary Waters
The Senate voted 50-49 on Thursday to terminate a 20-year mining ban the Biden administration imposed on more than 225,000 acres of mineral-rich federal land in northern Minnesota, sending the measure to President Donald Trump's desk and dealing a permanent blow to one of his predecessor's signature environmental restrictions. The resolution, advanced under the Congressional […]
Senate Republican blocks resolution honoring Robert Mueller, calling it a partisan stunt
Sen. Jim Banks of Indiana objected Tuesday to a Democratic bid for unanimous consent on a Senate resolution honoring the late Robert Mueller, halting the measure on the chamber floor and triggering a sharp exchange over the former FBI director's legacy and the special counsel investigation that consumed Washington for years. The resolution, introduced by […]
Grassley names Cruz and Lee as his Supreme Court picks if Alito vacancy opens
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley told the Washington Examiner he would recommend Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas or Mike Lee of Utah for the Supreme Court if Justice Samuel Alito steps down, the most concrete signal yet from a senior Republican that the party is preparing for a potential vacancy on the high court. […]
