#Senate approves extension of FISA surveillance just after deadline

#Senate approves extension of FISA surveillance just after deadline

The Senate early Saturday passed a two-year reauthorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s (FISA) warrantless surveillance program after hours of intense and sometimes acrimonious debate on the Senate floor, narrowly avoiding a key national intelligence gathering capability going dark. Senators voted 60-34 to send the bill to President Biden’s desk shortly after the midnight…

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#Trump meets with Polish president at Trump Tower

#Trump meets with Polish president at Trump Tower

Former President Trump met Wednesday night with Polish President Andrzej Duda, the latest in a series of conversations the presumptive Republican nominee has held with foreign leaders. Trump hosted Duda at Trump Tower in New York City, where the former president is staying as he attends his criminal trial over an alleged hush money scheme….

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#March retail sales blew past expectations 

#March retail sales blew past expectations 

Retail sales in March surpassed expectations, according to new numbers released by the Commerce Department on Monday. The latest estimates from the Commerce Department show that retail sales in March increased by 0.7 percent — which is more than double the consensus estimates of a 0.3 percent increase for last month. While it surpassed expectations…

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#Biden, Netanyahu speak after ‘Iran’s brazen attack’

#Biden, Netanyahu speak after ‘Iran’s brazen attack’

President Biden and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke following “Iran’s brazen attack” that targeted Israel on Saturday. “Earlier today, Iran—and its proxies operating out of Yemen, Syria and Iraq—launched an unprecedented air attack against military facilities in Israel,” Biden said in a Saturday night statement. “I condemn these attacks in the strongest possible terms.” …

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#Tlaib, Bush form joint fundraising committee ahead of Bush’s upcoming primary

#Tlaib, Bush form joint fundraising committee ahead of Bush’s upcoming primary

Progressives Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Cori Bush (D-Mo.) have formed a joint fundraising committee, Tlaib’s office confirmed to The Hill.  The committee, dubbed “Sisters Saving Lives,” was filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) on Thursday.  Tlaib and Bush, both members who have been critical of Israel’s handling of the war against Hamas, started…

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