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‘The FDA is a complete mess’: Trump makes fate of agency chief unclear as public trust plummets

Food and Drug Administration commissioner’s decisions have hurt staff morale and put his job in crosshairs

The Guardian - US

House sends spy reauthorization bill to uncertain Senate fate

The House passed a renewal of a key surveillance power Wednesday, a day before its statutory authority expires, sending it to a Senate that appears unlikely to pass that version of it. The House, in a 235-191 vote that split members of both parties, approved legislation that would renew Section…

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House sets precarious path for renewing surveillance program

Speaker Mike Johnson previewed a floor strategy Wednesday that would leave little room for Republican defections as he pushes to renew a powerful surveillance authority, with chamber leadership navigating a precarious path amid objections from GOP critics of the program. The Trump administration wants to extend Section 702 of the…

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Trump's immigration message is colliding with his welcome to World Cup fans

President Donald Trump will be taking center stage at the World Cup draw as he rolls out the welcome mat for teams and fans from around the globe

The Independent UK

Elon Musk Slams Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' After Leaving The Administration: 'A Disgusting Abomination'

Elon Musk slammed Donald Trump's spending and tax cut bill, saying it will "burden" the country "with crushingly unsustainable debt"

Latin Times

GOP Lawmaker Insists Musk 'Doesn't Understand' Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' After Billionaire CEO Criticized It

Rep. Darin LaHood pushed back against Elon Musk's criticism of Trump's new tax and spending package, saying he "doesn't understand how the tax bill works."

Latin Times

As Republicans defend trade agenda, Trump changes course - Roll Call

House Ways and Means Republicans were giving a robust defense to President Donald Trump's trade policy just as he was changing course.

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DeepSeek AI app should be banned from US government devices, lawmakers say

US lawmakers want the DeepSeek app banned from government devices, saying it poses a threat to US national security.

TechRadar

The new TikTok: Lawmakers want to ban Chinese DeepSeek from government devices

‘This should be a no-brainer in terms of actions we should take immediately to prevent our enemy from getting information from our government,’ says New Jersey lawmaker

The Independent UK

House lawmakers push to ban AI app DeepSeek from US government devices

Lawmakers in the House are proposing to ban the Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek from U.S. government devices

The Independent UK

Spy reauthorization bill would give lawmakers special notifications - Roll Call

A bill to renew a powerful surveillance authority for two years would afford notifications to members of Congress, but not to the public.

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Congress weighs proposals to renew key surveillance authority as deadline looms - Roll Call

With a month until a key spy authority expires, lawmakers face conflicting proposals about adding privacy protections for Americans.

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Ex-Rep. Adam Kinzinger sounds the alarm on Trump threat to democracy if he wins a second term

Our conversation on the “At the Table” show was pegged to the publication of Kinzinger’s memoir, “Renegade Defending Democracy and Liberty in our Divided Country.”

Chicago Sun-Times

McCarthy ousted as speaker — how House members from Illinois voted

The three Illinois Republicans in the House, Mary Miller, Darin LaHood and Mike Bost, voted to keep McCarthy as speaker. All 14 Democrats from Illinois voted to remove him.

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House Republican duo calls for fraud probe into federal anti-poverty program

Two Republican members of Congress say the federal government should investigate potential fraud in one of its largest anti-poverty programs

Chicago Sun-Times

Ahead of first GOP presidential debate, Illinois Republicans tread carefully

In Illinois, many current and former Republicans are steering clear of weighing in on Donald Trump’s absence from Wednesday’s GOP presidential debate in Milwaukee.

Chicago Sun-Times

Trump? Who’s he? Republicans avoid talk of indicted GOP frontrunner at State Fair —except for Bailey: ‘I support him 100%’

Illinois Republicans didn’t mention former President Donald Trump in their speeches. “Why is it always about Donald Trump?” state House Republican Leader Tony McCombie asked reporters. “Let’s talk about Illinois.”

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FBI improperly searched for US senator's last name, court discloses - Roll Call

The FBI improperly searched foreign surveillance information using the names of a U.S. senator and a state-level politician, a court found.

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Debt ceiling vote: takeaways and how the Illinois congressional delegation voted

When Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., was sure there were enough votes to pass the debt ceiling measure, she voted no. But if her vote was needed, she would have been a yes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Florida Gov. DeSantis to hit Peoria this week — and how he’ll play depends entirely on which party you ask

Organizers of the downstate Lincoln Day Dinner say DeSantis will “speak on his successful Florida Blueprint,” as Republicans “fight the radical Progressive Left’s Marxist agenda here in Illinois.” But Gov. J.B. Pritzker said, “DeSantis’ views are not what we call freedom in Illinois.”

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Congress starts work on renewal of controversial surveillance law - Roll Call

Justice Department and intelligence officials face a skeptical Congress as they push to renew a contentious surveillance law.

Tribune News Service

The spy law that Big Tech wants to limit

Top tech companies are mounting a push to limit how U.S. intelligence agencies collect and view texts, emails and other information about their users, especially American citizens.

Tribune News Service

The spy law that Big Tech wants to limit

Top tech companies are mounting a push to limit how US intelligence agencies collect and view texts, emails and other information about their users, especially American citizens.

Reason

Congress gets serious about TikTok legislation

Episode 448 of the Cyberlaw Podcast

The Independent UK

Lawmaker says FBI wrongly sought surveillance info about him

A Republican lawmaker has accused the FBI of wrongly searching for his name in foreign surveillance data, underscoring the challenges ahead for U.S. officials trying to persuade Congress to renew their authorities to collect huge swaths of communications

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