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House sends foreign surveillance reform bill to Senate

The House on Monday settled its procedural business on a bill to reform the nation's warrantless surveillance powers, kicking the controversial reauthorization over to the Senate. The Monday vote came after a tie in the chamber on an amendment that would have added a warrant requirement to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act...

5 takeaways from first day of Trump’s criminal trial

The first criminal trial of an American president got underway in downtown Manhattan on Monday. Former President Trump is charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records. The underlying events revolve around a $130,000 payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels in the last stages of the 2016 presidential election campaign. The payment was made...

Congress turns its eye to health care cybersecurity 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Congress turns its eye to health care cybersecurity Lawmakers in both the House and Senate are ramping up probes into health care cybersecurity following the Change Healthcare ransomware attack earlier this year. © AP The attack on Change...

Trump hush money trial gets off to sluggish start

NEW YORK — Former President Trump became the first former commander in chief to stand trial on criminal charges Monday, but it got off to a sluggish start with even Trump himself appearing to nod off at times.  For hours, the parties battled over a series of pending legal issues, keeping the hundreds of prospective...

Biden hosts Czech leader at White House to promote Ukraine aid amid holdup in Congress

As President Joe Biden hosted Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala in the Oval Office on Monday, Biden urged the U.S. House to take up supplemental funding for Ukraine and Israel.

Paris Hilton backs California bill to bring more transparency to youth treatment facilities

Hilton Hotel heiress and media personality Paris Hilton has joined California state lawmakers in pushing for legislation that would require greater transparency from youth treatment facilities.

Johnson unveils plan to fund Israel, Ukraine in closed-door House GOP meeting

House Speaker Mike Johnson unveiled a plan to fund the U.S.'s foreign aid priorities amid mounting pressure and global conflicts.

California sues beach city over voter ID law backed by majority of residents

California officials are suing Huntington Beach over a voter ID amendment the city passed last month with support from a majority of residents.

GOP AGs put a major US bank on notice for alleged ‘de-banking’ of conservatives

Over a dozen Republican attorneys general are warning a major U.S. bank against alleged practices of “de-banking" certain customers because of their religious or political views.

Maine joins interstate popular vote compact

Maine will join a multistate compact to allocate its electoral votes to the winner of the nationwide popular vote, following Democratic Gov. Janet Mills' authorization of a proposal.

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