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Federico Klein, Trump appointee sentenced for Jan. 6 crimes, won't turn on...

Some Jan. 6 defendants have recanted and said they were misled by former President Donald Trump, but not Federico Klein, who said that if there was a real victim in that chaos at the U.S. Capitol that...

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Univision CEO defends network's interview with Trump after liberal backlash

TelevisaUnivision CEO Wade Davis is fending off Democrats' fierce criticism of the network's interview with former President Donald Trump.Mr. Davis vowed in a memo to Univision staff that the network...

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Bill would require study of mental, academic effects of cellphone use on...

Senate lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have drawn up legislation requiring the U.S. Department of Education to complete a study on the effects of cellphone use in K-12 classrooms on students’...

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Capitol Hill turf war breaks out over rewrite of government's FISA spy powers

Lawmakers on the House Judiciary and Intelligence committees are fighting over how to rewrite rules for the government's chief spying tool before it expires at year's end.The House Judiciary Committee...

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IG launches probe into GSA's site selection process for FBI's new headquarters

The Office of Inspector General for the General Services Administration plans to investigate the agency’s site selection process for the FBI’s new headquarters in Greenbelt, Maryland.In a letter...

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House Judiciary Committee demands warrant, other safeguards on feds' FISA spy...

The House Judiciary Committee released new legislation Monday to overhaul the government’s main electronic spying law, proposing new limits on who can access the trove of communications and demanding...

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FBI's Christopher Wray says U.S. facing high level of threats: 'I see...

A version of this story appeared in the On Background newsletter from The Washington Times. Click here to receive On Background delivered directly to your inbox each Friday.FBI Director Christopher...

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FBI's Christopher Wray: Claim of multiple field offices involved in Catholic...

A version of this story appeared in the Higher Ground newsletter from The Washington Times. Click here to receive Higher Ground delivered directly to your inbox each Sunday.FBI Director Christopher...

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Christopher Wray says anti-Catholic FBI staffers could miss raises

The FBI has not fired anyone involved in drafting the memo that labeled “traditional Catholics” as potential domestic terrorists because their overstep was not “intentional,” FBI Director Christopher...

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Mike Lee grills Christopher Wray over FBI's warrantless surveillance

A key Republican senator said Tuesday that lawmakers cannot trust the FBI on issues related to warrantless surveillance of Americans because the bureau will not detail its reforms or say whether it has...

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House Republicans launch probe into whether Jan. 6 committee, Fani Willis...

Republicans launched an inquiry into whether the now-defunct January 6 Select Committee handed documents and materials to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to help build a criminal case...

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Fate of House Jan. 6 committee records wrapped in mystery

Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, who was chairman of the now-defunct House Jan. 6 committee, won't say what happened to full transcripts and video of the committee's depositions that GOP investigators now...

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House Freedom Caucus vows to block NDAA over FISA extension

The House’s most conservative faction has promised to derail plans to approve the annual Pentagon policy bill before Christmas if the legislation includes an extension of the government’s chief spying...

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House showdown expected between rival bills to overhaul U.S. spy powers

The House will vote Tuesday on two competing bills to overhaul the federal government’s chief spy power under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The House Judiciary Committee and...

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Mike Johnson withdraws both House FISA bills

House Speaker Mike Johnson pulled both pieces of competing legislation to overhaul the federal government’s chief spy power under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.Mr. Johnson,...

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House Freedom Caucus elects Bob Good as new chairman

The House Freedom Caucus has elected Rep. Bob Good of Virginia as its new chairman, putting a backer of Ron DeSantis’ presidential bid in charge of the arch-conservative group that is most closely...

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New York court orders commission to redraw state's congressional districts

New York’s highest court ordered the state’s redistricting commission Tuesday to draw a new congressional map, a decision considered a victory for Democrats in their effort to recapture the House in...

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Bipartisan effort emerges in Senate to remove FISA spy power from year-end...

A bipartisan group of senators is trying to strip reauthorization of the government’s chief surveillance power from the annual Pentagon policy spending bill, threatening plans to finish the must-pass...

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Bipartisan group of senators fail to stop FISA spying provision in year-end...

Sen. Rand Paul failed to strip the reauthorization of the government’s chief surveillance power from the annual Pentagon policy spending bill Wednesday night as a bipartisan group of lawmakers fell six...

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Speaker Mike Johnson gets holiday break after crash course in 'messy' democracy

It’s been a rough seven weeks for new House Speaker Mike Johnson.Republicans grumbled last week at Mr. Johnson’s indecisiveness about navigating GOP divisions about renewing a crucial government spy...

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