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The Senate on Thursday rejected an amendment that would prohibit the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) from approving surveillance warrants to monitor U.S. citizens. Lawmakers voted 85-11 to reject the measure by Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican. Mr. Paul’s amendment would still allow the FISC to order surveillance of foreigners but would force the government…

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday rejected a proposed amendment to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that would block the government from spying on Americans’ internet browsing and search history without a warrant. The 59-to-37 vote failed to advance the amendment because it needed 60 votes to pass. Sens. Steve Daines, Montana Republican, and Ron Wyden,…

May 5, 2020 | 3:06pm | Updated May 5, 2020 | 3:53pm California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration rejected a public records request from a major newspaper to reveal the specifics of his nearly $1 billion deal to receive 200 million masks per month from a Chinese manufacturer. In a letter dated Monday to the Los…

Former Vice President Joe Biden on Friday unequivocally denied the sexual assault allegation leveled against him by his former Senate staffer Tara Reade, declaring in his first interview on the claim that “the facts in this case do not exist” and presenting an account that is directly at odds with his accuser's.During the interview on MSNBC’s “Morning…

President Donald Trump with HHS Secretary Alex Azar. | Win McNamee/Getty Images President Donald Trump on Sunday dismissed news reports that White House officials are weighing a plan to replace Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, insisting that his health secretary is “doing an excellent job.” “Reports that H.H.S. Secretary @AlexAzar is going to…