The House will consider a short-term extension of the nation’s warrantless surveillance powers as part of the defense policy bill, House intelligence leaders confirmed Wednesday. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) will include a provision to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) into mid-April — dodging its end of the year...
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) said on Wednesday the board of directors at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) needs to convene after the school president’s response to questioning at a House hearing on antisemitism. During a hearing on Tuesday, UPenn President Liz Magill, along with the leaders of two other top universities, was asked...
House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) said Wednesday that he would support Washington, D.C., taxing and regulating legalized marijuana. Comer told reporters he would support it “if that is what the city wants,” Politico first reported, and his office confirmed to The Hill. His comments come after a meeting with Washington Mayor...
Democratic St. Louis Circuit Attorney Gabe Gore is running for a full term in office. Gore, who touts crackdowns on violent crime, succeeded embattled progressive Kim Gardner.
A suspended member of a Maryland hate crime task force has been reinstated by the state's Democrat attorney general despite her past expressed antisemitism.
The House Judiciary Committee launches an investigation into whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis coordinated with the House January 6 Committee in its investigations.