House Passes Massive Defense Bill Despite FISA Objections

The annual defense policy bill is headed for the president’s desk, nearly three months late but just in time for Congress to get home for the holidays to end its dysfunctional year. 

House Conservatives raised objections over the massive package’s exclusion of “anti-woke” provisions that the chamber approved in July, including repeal of the Pentagon’s abortion travel policy, and challenged its inclusion of a four-month extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s (FISA's) Section 702, forcing a preliminary vote to adjourn rather than vote on a “flawed” bill.

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Federal Judge Pauses Trump Jan. 6 Case

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan has paused court proceedings in the election case against former President Donald Trump, pending his appeal to dismiss the case entirely based on presidential immunity.

Trump Lawyer Drops 2024 Bombshell; Supremacy Clause to US Constitution

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Supreme Court takes up Jan. 6 case that could upend Trump charges

The Supreme Court announced Wednesday it will examine a case involving the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot that could spell trouble for the federal charges against former President Donald Trump.

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Tanker in Red Sea Targeted by Speedboat Gunfire, Cruise Missiles

A tanker in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen was fired on by gunmen from a speedboat and targeted with missiles, maritime sources said on Wednesday, in the latest incident to threaten the shipping lane after Yemeni Houthi terrorists warned ships not to travel to Israel.

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Republicans to Launch Contempt Proceedings After Hunter Biden Defies Subpoena

Republicans are going to launch contempt proceedings against President Joe Biden's son after he defied a subpoena to testify behind closed doors. 

“Hunter Biden today defied lawful subpoenas and we will now initiate contempt of Congress proceedings,” Reps. James Comer (R-Ky.) and Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said in a joint statement on Dec. 13. “We will not provide special treatment because his last name is Biden.”

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First Two Jan. 6 Appeals Reach Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court has set a conference for Dec. 1 on whether to accept two key Jan. 6 case appeals—one involving a federal agent who carried his firearm at the U.S. Capitol and the other on the Department of Justice’s controversial use of evidence-tampering law to prosecute Jan. 6 defendants for felony obstruction of Congress.

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Supreme Court Accepts Case Challenging Jan. 6 Obstruction Charges

The U.S. Supreme Court will take up a Jan. 6 defendant’s appeal of the Department of Justice’s novel use of evidence-tampering law to prosecute hundreds of defendants for obstruction of Congress.

A miscellaneous order released by the High Court on Dec. 13 granted the petition of Joseph Wayne Fischer, challenging the most widely charged felony in Jan. 6 cases that carries up to 20 years in prison.

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