President Trump is demanding Congress attach his sweeping voting overhaul to legislation renewing a key U.S. surveillance authority . Why it matters: Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is among the government's most contested surveillance authorities, long opposed by privacy advocates and supported by security hawks. Its fate now hinges on Trump's unrelated demands for a voting bill . Driving the news: In a Truth Social posts Sunday, Trump tied renewal of Section 702 to the SAVE America Act , his stalled bill requiring proof of citizenship to register and photo ID to cast a ballot. - "I'm against FISA if it doesn't come with The Save America Act (Full version!) firmly attached to it," Trump wrote in one post . -…
Russia and the United States projected their own centralized views onto Ukraine and Iran, analysts said. As a result, the smaller countries trapped larger ones in a costly confrontation.
Hegseth this past week spoke with senior House Republicans in at least two separate conversations to discuss military spending, with the most recent taking place Thursday at the Pentagon.
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with the Security Council’s permanent members via a video link in Moscow, Russia, January 21, 2026. Sputnik/Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Pool via REUTERS Purchase Licensing Rights Published June 14, 2026 A renewed diplomatic [...]
