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FISA surveillance authority set to expire as Congress and Trump clash over intelligence chief
A warrantless surveillance power known as FISA Section 702 is scheduled to expire as the House departs Washington without voting to extend it. The delay comes amid a dispute between Congress and President Donald Trump over his choice for acting Director of National Intelligence.
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Read Section →Xi visits North Korea as nuclear tensions shift diplomatic calculus
Chinese President Xi Jinping traveled to North Korea on Monday, where he met with leader Kim Jong Un. Xi made no public statements about North Korea's nuclear weapons during the visit, a notable silence as Kim continues to emphasize his country's nuclear capability.
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Gates to Testify Before House Panel on Epstein Meetings
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Supreme Court Struggles to Define Which Weapons the Second Amendment Protects
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U.S. and Iran Move Toward Potential Deal to End War
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Columnists
Read Section →The Affirmation That Actually Works Starts with Saying No
Most affirmations fail because they ask you to believe something you don't. Here's the one that changes everything—and why it works backward from what you'd expect.
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Why We Keep Memorizing the Wrong Poems (And How to Fix It)
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The Dangerous Comfort of the Unfinished Sentence
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The Fed Just Bet Everything on a Soft Landing That Nobody Believes Anymore
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Stop Asking Dancers to Smile and Start Asking Why We Deserve Serious Art
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State News
Read Section →FISA surveillance authority set to expire as Congress and Trump clash over intelligence chief
A warrantless surveillance power known as FISA Section 702 is scheduled to expire as the House departs Washington without voting to extend it. The delay comes amid a dispute between Congress and President Donald Trump over his choice for acting Director of National Intelligence.
Jun 20
UK Defence Secretary John Healey Resigns
Jun 20
McCaul backs FISA reauthorization despite concerns over Trump's DNI pick
Jun 20
U.S. and Iran Reach Deal to Halt Military Tensions and Reopen Strait of Hormuz
Jun 20
Trump Nominates Former SEC Chair Jay Clayton as Intelligence Director
Jun 20
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