The operatives of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Anambra State Command have arrested two suspects for allegedly engaging in illegal mining activities in the state. The command said the suspects were arrested at about 11 pm, on Tuesday, based on credible intelligence. The state commandant of the NSCDC, Maku Olatunde, while parading the suspects Read More
The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted to reauthorize a controversial surveillance program on Friday, in a major step toward keeping a key element of the United States' foreign intelligence-gathering operation in place.
Lawmakers defeated a procedure allowing debate on extending Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
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The House voted to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act on Friday, a win for national security hawks that brings an end to months of standstills and infighting in the GOP over how to reform the key surveillance tool. Lawmakers passed the newest version of the legislation, 273 to 147, that includes […]
House leadership’s move to change the expiration of a bill that would renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act appeased some Republican detractors while leaving some in the Biden administration dissatisfied. The House will vote on Friday on the new bill, which would reauthorize the powerful government spy program for two years instead […]
A bill to reauthorize the government’s top power was blocked from reaching a floor vote on Wednesday by a group of Republicans who wanted more restrictions placed on the FBI.
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by WorldTribune Staff, April 12, 2024 By a vote of 273-147, the House on Friday approved the renewal of national-security spying power. House Speaker Mike Johnson made changes to the bill in a bid to overcome last-minute objections from former President Donald Trump and conservatives. The legislation would renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence […]
House Republican lawmakers left a closed-door meeting late on Wednesday afternoon furious at their 19 GOP colleagues who blocked the chamber from advancing a bill to renew a key surveillance tool of the federal government. "When you have a majority, where members in the majority will not support the rules and the procedures set forth by the majority, you effectively are turning control over to the minority party. And that's what these members are doing," Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., told Fox News...