Senate Passes Two-Year Extension of Surveillance Law Just After It Expired

The law lapsed only briefly after a late-night deal that allowed votes on privacy advocates’ proposed changes, all of which were defeated.

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'We do not have a comment': White House refuses to address Middle East unrest, defers to State Dept.

White House Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre declined to comment on the overnight limited air strike Israel fired at Iran and what the U.S. response would be.

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Senate passes FISA surveillance tool renewal minutes after midnight deadline

The Senate passed FISA Section 702 renewal on Friday night with just minutes until the critical national security provision's deadline.

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Inside an Intel computer chip plant amid rush to grow U.S. production

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Senate passes reauthorization of key US surveillance program after midnight deadline

The Senate has voted to reauthorize a key U.S. surveillance law after divisions over whether the FBI should be restricted from using the program to search for Americans’ data nearly forced the statute to lapse.

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Senate Passes Renewal Of Controversial Surveillance Law Just Before It Was Set To Expire

Civil liberties and privacy advocates said the renewal did not do enough to protect Americans from being spied upon.

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Trump set to gain national delegates as the only choice for Wyoming Republicans

Republicans in Wyoming are deciding which presidential candidate will get their state’s votes at the GOP national convention but there's only one choice.

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Israel and Iran's apparent strikes and counterstrikes give new insights into both militaries

This month’s unprecedented direct attacks between Iran and Israel are revealing deeper insights into both militaries.

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RFK Jr. will appear on Hawaii ballot, third state to include him

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will appear on Hawaii’s presidential ballot following a Friday ruling that blocked an effort by Hawaii Democrats to disqualify his campaign’s ballot access petition.

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Donald Trump will use his weekend reprieve from the courtroom to campaign in North Carolina

Former President Donald Trump is campaigning in North Carolina as he juggles legal troubles and his rematch against President Joe Biden.

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A man escaped Sudan's bloody civil war. His mysterious death in Missisippi has sparked suspicion

Dau Mabil escaped war-torn Sudan as a child and built a new life in Mississippi. Fishermen found the body of the 33-year-old Mabil floating in a river earlier this month.

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Trump forced to listen silently to people insulting him as he trades a cocoon of adulation for court

Over the past week, Donald Trump has been forced to sit inside a frigid New York courtroom and listen to a parade of potential jurors in his criminal hush money trial share their unvarnished assessments of him.

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GOP Candidate Who Won Primary While Charged With Murder Convicted On Lesser Charge

Andrew Wilhoite was one of three Republicans who advanced in a 2022 primary for a township board position before later withdrawing from the race.

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Do Tanks Have a Place in 21st-Century Warfare?

As explosive drones gain battlefield prominence, even the mighty U.S. Abrams tank is increasingly vulnerable.

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Final Jurors Seated For Trump's Hush Money Case, With Opening Statements Set For Monday

The final jurors have been seated in Donald Trump’s hush money trial, and an appellate judge has rejected the former president’s latest bid to halt the case.

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The Mystery Woman at the Heart of an Unsolved Triple Murder

Hibatalla K. Eltilib was the girlfriend of one of three men slaughtered in a 2011 home invasion by one of the Boston Marathon bombers. Was she involved?

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The last thing Elon Musk wants right now is barrelling toward Tesla

Friday's victory at Volkswagen in Tennessee represents a turning point for the United Auto Workers union as they gain strength to take on Tesla.

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CNN fact-checks Biden’s misleading claims from the campaign trail

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All the Reasons Why RFK Jr. Is Nothing Like His Father

A comparison of Robert F. Kennedy and his presidential wannabe son shows that sometimes the proverbial apple falls nowhere near the tree.

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January 6 Chair Proposes Bill to Take Away Trump's Secret Service

Rep. Bennie Thompson proposed a bill, likely aimed at Trump, that would take away Secret Service protection from convicted felons sentenced to prison.

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Meghan Markle Isn’t Alone: How the Super-Rich Fell in Love With Jam-Making

Think damson, not strawberry! Wealthy jam-makers tell The Daily Beast what Meghan Markle should focus on when it comes to whipping up pots of the good stuff.

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Susan Sarandon Joins Anti-Israel Protestes Outside of Columbia University

Susan Sarandon joined protesters outside of Columbia University a day after more than a hundred pro-Palestinian activists were arrested.

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VW workers in Tennessee vote to join UAW in historic win for Detroit union

Volkswagen workers in Tennessee have voted in favor of the United Auto Workers — marking the union's first successful organizing drive of a foreign automaker.

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Online threats against pro-Palestinian protesters rise in wake of Sen. Tom Cotton's comments about protests

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Republicans Just Found a Loophole to Answer Their Abysmal Fundraising

Republicans finally had a good fundraising quarter. But underneath the good headlines are some stark truths—and an FEC rule that could give Republicans a big boost.

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