House leaves town with FISA set to expire

Happy Thursday! I cannot get enough of the social media posts of tourists coming to the U.S. for the World Cup and experiencing American culture. Like: trying Ranch dressing for the first time, seeing the magnitude of a Buc-ee’s and experiencing a Portillo’s hot dog and the milkshake mixed with an entire slice of cake. The portion sizes must be overwhelming.

Some brands have even jumped onto the trend. Arby’s challenged Europeans to “conquer Meat Mountain” while they’re here.

We go to Europe and lose weight. Meanwhile, they’re going to return home having gained the Tourist 20.  

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The House leaves town. That means FISA will expire: 

The House tried one last time this morning to extend the U.S.’s warrantless spy powers before Friday’s deadline — and they failed. That means Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) is set to expire on Friday.  

What happened this morning?: House Republicans failed to secure enough Democratic votes to pass a short-term extension of FISA. This would have just punted the deadline by a few weeks. However, House lawmakers are now headed out of town for recess without a deal. 

Why most Democrats refused to help: Democrats are furious that President Trump handed the job of acting director of national intelligence (DNI) to Bill Pulte, a loyalist with no intelligence experience.  

The final vote: 198-218. Nineteen Republicans voted against the bill and seven Democrats voted “yes.”  

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Trump told reporters on Wednesday that he loves inflation. No, really!  

He was asked about inflation hitting the highest point in the past three........

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