Fox News Politics: FISA flops

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-Biden hints at executive order which will close the border

-Senate GOP readies for battle if Senate Dems reject Mayorkas impeachment

-Texas Democrat proposes Black Americans should not pay taxes as a form of reparations

FISA Under Axe

More than a dozen House GOP privacy hawks have blocked the House of Representatives from advancing a Speaker Mike Johnson-backed bill to renew a controversial federal government surveillance tool known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).

It comes hours after former President Trump posted on Truth Social, “KILL FISA, IT WAS ILLEGALLY USED AGAINST ME AND MANY OTHERS.”

Nineteen Republicans voted against their party leadership to tank a procedural vote that would have allowed for the House to debate and then vote on the bill itself. The final vote was 193 to 228. 

The House Judiciary Committee backed an amendment that would force U.S. officials to seek a warrant before querying communications made by an American, which national security-minded Republicans have largely opposed.

Multiple sources told Fox News Digital that Johnson spoke out against the amendment during a closed-door meeting with fellow House Republicans on Wednesday, spurring anger from GOP hardliners.

Speaker Mike Johnson is expected to have the House vote on FISA Section 702 next week, sources said (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images and Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

White House

SHUT IT DOWN: Biden hints at possible executive order to effectively close the border …Read more

Capitol Hill

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Tales from the Campaign Trail

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Across America

THREE STRIKES TOO MANY: Governor kills Maine proposal to end ‘three strikes’ law for petty theft …Read more

SHOW ME THE MONEY: Texas Dem suggests Black people should not pay taxes as form of reparations …Read more

MENENDEZ TRIAL: Nadine Menendez requests trial postponement due to ‘serious medical condition’ …Read more

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RISING AGAIN: Inflation accelerates more than expected in March as high prices persist …Read more

DEBT CRUNCH: Federal debt interest costs have eclipsed defense spending: CBO …Read more

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