House Passes FISA Reauthorization. Is Mike Johnson’s Speakership in Jeopardy?
The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (04/12/2024):
3:05pm- Charlie Savage and Luke Broadwater report that on Friday, the House of Representatives “passed a two-year reauthorization of an expiring warrantless surveillance law that had stalled this week amid G.O.P. resistance—but only after narrowly rejecting a bipartisan effort to restrict searches of Americans’ messages swept up by the program. The bill would extend a provision of law known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, that is set to lapse next Friday…Grasping to salvage the measure before the law expires, Speaker Mike Johnson put forward a shorter extension than its originally envisioned five years, persuading hard-right Republicans who had blocked the bill to allow it to move forward. The final vote was 273 to 147, with both parties split. One hundred and twenty-six Republicans joined 147 Democrats in favor, while 88 Republicans and 59 Democrats were opposed. The legislation still must be cleared by the Senate and signed by President Biden. But the main obstacle has been in the House.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/12/us/politics/surveillance-bill-fisa.html
3:15pm- Now that reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act has passed in the House of Representatives, could Mike Johnson’s Speakership be in jeopardy?
3:30pm- Earlier this month while appearing on MSNBC, Biden-Harris Campaign Finance Chair Rufus Gifford insisted “every dime” of money donated to the Democratic National Committee will go towards campaigning—emphasizing that the funds were not being used for President Joe Biden’s legal fees. However, there are now reports that the DNC contributed $1.5 million for lawyers and fees related to a federal investigation into Biden’s mishandling of classified documents. You can read more here: https://www.dailywire.com/news/dems-used-campaign-funds-to-pay-for-bidens-legal-bills-while-hitting-trump-for-doing-the-same-thing
3:50pm- Rich still hates Woodrow Wilson. Does his disdain for the former president even prevent him from using the Woodrow Wilson Rest Area in New Jersey?
4:05pm- Charlie Savage and Luke Broadwater report that on Friday, the House of Representatives “passed a two-year reauthorization of an expiring warrantless surveillance law that had stalled this week amid G.O.P. resistance—but only after narrowly rejecting a bipartisan effort to restrict searches of Americans’ messages swept up by the program. The bill would extend a provision of law known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, that is set to lapse next Friday…Grasping to salvage the measure before the law expires, Speaker Mike Johnson put forward a shorter extension than its originally envisioned five years, persuading hard-right Republicans who had blocked the bill to allow it to move forward. The final vote was 273 to 147, with both parties split. One hundred and twenty-six Republicans joined 147 Democrats in favor, while 88 Republicans and 59 Democrats were opposed. The legislation still must be cleared by the Senate and signed by President Biden. But the main obstacle has been in the House.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/12/us/politics/surveillance-bill-fisa.html
4:15pm- Julia Ainsley, Didi Martinez, and Laura Srickler of NBC News report that “an Afghan migrant on the terrorist watchlist spent nearly a year inside the U.S. after he was apprehended and released by Border Patrol agents last year...The man was arrested in February and then released last month again by an immigration judge who was not told he was a national security threat. Mohammad Kharwin, 48, was freed on bond as he awaited an immigration hearing in Texas, scheduled for 2025, U.S. officials said. There were no restrictions on his movements inside the U.S. Late Thursday, Kharwin was taken into custody again by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, a Homeland Security spokesperson said.” You can read the full report here: https://www.nbcnews.com/investigations/man-terror-watchlist-remains-us-released-border-patrol-rcna147192
4:40pm- Dr. Victoria Coates—Former Deputy National Security Advisor & the Vice President of the Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the House voting in favor of reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and how, according to reports, she was on a list of Americans—which included Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Jared Kushner, and Ben Carson—who were warrantlessly surveilled by the Obama Administration prior to the 2016 presidential election. According to CBS News, Iran is expected to attack Israel within the next 24 to 48 hours, potentially using a combination of hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles. Dr. Coates is the author of “David’s Sling: A History of Democracy in Ten Works of Art.” You can find her book here: https://www.amazon.com/Davids-Sling-History-Democracy-Works/dp/1594037213.
5:05pm- Dr. Wilfred Reilly—Professor of Political Science at Kentucky State University—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his new book, “Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me.” Dr. Reilly also weighs-in on a University of Maryland Professor who bizarrely claims that white rural voters are “racist, xenophobic, anti-immigrant, anti-gay” and pose a “threat” to the country. Plus, is President Joe Biden attempting to win young voters with massive student loan forgiveness pledges? Dr. Reilly’s new book releases on June 11th but you can pre-order it now: https://a.co/d/jd6PjBb.
5:40pm- On Friday, Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) held a joint press conference from Mar-a-Lago in Florida—announcing a proposal for a new election integrity bill which would prevent non-U.S. citizens from voting in elections. While taking questions from the press, Trump reemphasized his support for Johnson as House Speaker.
6:05- During MSNBC’s Morning Joe, eight undecided voters were asked if they would personally be better off under a Donald Trump or Joe Biden economy—all eight members of the group raised their hands in favor of Trump, with one even calling Biden “disastrous for the economy.”
6:15pm- While appearing on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, New York Times columnist and political analyst Anand Giridharadas suggested that Democrats cannot be afraid to defend “chaos and ungovernability” at the border.
6:40pm- On Thursday, former CBS News correspondent Catherine Herridge testified before the House Committee Hearing on the Press Act. During her opening statement, Herridge said: “CBS seized hundreds of my reporting files including confidential source information” which she believes “crossed a red line.” She continued, “if confidential sources are not protected, I fear investigative journalism is dead."
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