Jim Himes’s quest to hand Trump a clean spy powers reauthorization spy powers involves misleading colleagues about reforms. The post Meet the Democrat Trying to Save Deep State Spying Powers For Trump appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics Meet the Democrat Trying to Save Deep State Spying Powers For Trump Jim Himes’s quest to hand Trump a clean spy powers reauthorization spy powers involves misleading colleagues about reforms. (Photo by Al Drago-Pool/Getty Images) Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT), the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, spent last year warning Americans about Donald Trump’s “creeping authoritarianism.” Now he is scrambling alongside Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to hand the Trump administration a clean extension of one of the federal government’s most sweeping domestic surveillance authorities while working to obscure its abuses. Worse, he is blatantly lying about playing any role in that effort at all. That law, Section 702 of the…Open
The UAE explained that the move is part of a vision for the country's economic future, suggesting its ties to OPEC was in conflict with its national interests.
The "Dancing in the Dark" singer condemned political violence and sent a prayer of thanks that no one was injured at the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting on Saturday.
President Donald J. Trump honored King Charles III following his arrival at the White House on Tuesday, highlighting the historical ties between the United States and the United Kingdom.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump welcomed King Charles III and Queen Camilla to the White House, delivering a speech that celebrated the shared history and enduring friendship between the United States and the United Kingdom. KEY QUOTE: “Before Americans had a nation or a constitution, we first had a culture, a character, and a creed. Before we ever proclaimed our independence, Americans carried within us the rarest of gifts—moral courage—and it came from a small but mighty kingdom from across the sea. For nearly two centuries before the revolution, this land was settled and forged by men and women who bore in their soul the blood and noble spirit of the British… they set loose the ancient English love of…Open