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20 Republicans Revolt at 2 AM: Trump's FISA Surveillance Push Collapses

Speaker Johnson tried to ram through Trump's "clean" 18-month FISA renewal at 2 AM with no privacy reforms. 20 Republicans joined Democrats to kill it, 197–228. A five-year reform package had already failed the same night. The result: a humiliating 10-day punt. The Freedom Caucus and civil libertarians from both parties demanded a warrant requirement for surveilling Americans.

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Washington, D.C. — site of the federal crime emergency takeover
Constitutional Violations

Federal Takeover of DC Under False "Crime Emergency" — Crime Was at 30-Year Low

Trump declared a "crime emergency" and federalized DC police, deployed 800+ National Guard troops, and set up checkpoints with masked agents in residential neighborhoods — despite the DOJ's own office confirming violent crime was at a 30-year low.

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