The Senate voted Thursday to advance development of a controversial spying tool, clearing it for final passage ahead of Friday's deadline. In a 67-32 vote, the Senate invoked cloture, allowing debate on the bill to begin. Senate leaders and intelligence officials have stressed the need to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Authority (FISA) or else “America will go blind.” “With less than a week until FISA authorities expire, time is a luxury the Senate does not...
How Republicans castrated themselves (Second column, 12th story, link) Related stories:Mike Johnson Taming Trump and His Party -- Against All Odds
Since the start of the Gaza war, more than 200 hundred aid workers have been killed. As a result, the health situation of the civilian population, still reeling from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)’s attacks, has worsened considerably, since many aid operations have been cancelled. One cannot but wonder what is crossing Netanyahu’s mind who More
Calls for the National Guard to stop campus protests are not about safety.
A few numbers illustrate Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) precarious hold on the gavel and the dilemma for House Republicans more broadly. The Ukraine aid package that is the latest policy imperiling Johnson was opposed by 112 Republicans while only 101 voted yes. (That is identical to the breakdown among Republicans on the March $1.2 trillion […]
Today on TAP: Changing the subject from Gaza to Iran with a cynical provocation
It isn’t easy, being a liberal mainstream reporter these days, what with big news stories about “the Israel-Hamas war” passing you by, as you wrestle fecklessly with your two major journalistic goals: (a) to objectively document evil by exposing corruption; and (b) to keep your job and get everybody to like you. I’ve investigated pro-Palestine […] To read this article, log in here or subscribe here. If you are logged in but can't read CP+ articles, check the status of your access here In...
Kathleen O'Beirne hand-delivered an idea for a Medicaid expansion compromise to Sen. Kevin Blackwell as Republican leaders work to negotiate a final deal.
Sasha Abramsky Arizona’s 1864 abortion law has local party leaders flailing to avoid alienating voters.
Pelosi calls for Netanyahu's resignation (First column, 13th story, link) Related stories:Ex-spy whose book foreshadowed Hamas attack fears for Israel's futureHezbollah deepens rocket, drones attacks
Today is the final day West Virginians can register to be eligible to vote in the May 14 Primary Election. If the trend continues, the final numbers before the election will show that Republican registration will have grown, while Democratic registration will have declined or remained static. Currently, 40.3 percent of all registered voters are
Even Donald Trump acknowledged Monday that the independent candidate "probably hurts both" Biden and him.