Congress Again Fails to Limit Scope of Spy Powers in New Defense Bill

The National Defense Authorization Act passed today, but lawmakers stripped language that would keep the Trump administration from wielding unprecedented authority to surveil Americans.

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Senate passes annual defense bill

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The Hill - 1h
Defense Bill Orders Military to Take New Action on Brain Injury

Mandates in the annual appropriations act, passed on Wednesday, call for the Pentagon to track and mitigate risks to troops’ brains from firing their own weapons.
The New York Times - 5h
Congress unveils bill to avoid a government shutdown

Congressional leaders have unveiled a stopgap bill to keep the government funded through March 14, 2025. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has the latest from Capitol Hill.
CBS News - 22h
NFL Power Rankings: There's a new No. 1 — but it's not the Bills

Josh Allen is the MVP favorite and Buffalo is the talk of the league, but another team is on top. Here are the risers and fallers as the NFL hits the home stretch.
Yahoo Sports - 1d
Congress fails to reach deal to ease energy permitting rules

Politico - 2d
The Guardian view on AI’s power, limits, and risks: it may require rethinking the technology

OpenAI’s new ‘o1’ system seeks to solve the limits to growth but it raises concerns about control and the risks of smart machines. More than 300 million people use OpenAI’s ChatGPT each week, a ...
The Guardian - 5d
Pakistan's military court indicts a former spy chief for abuse of power

Pakistan's military says a retired army general who served as the spy chief in the government of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been indicted by a military court for indulging in ...
ABC News - Dec. 10
E.P.A. Again Seeks Limits on a Harmful Pesticide

After a court overturned a ban, the agency has proposed restricting chlorpyrifos to 11 food crops, illustrating the limits of federal regulation.
The New York Times - Dec. 4
2024 NFL Week 14 QB Power Rankings: Bills' Josh Allen is new No. 1; Steelers' Russell Wilson approaches top 10

Assessing every team's starting signal-caller entering Week 14
CBS Sports - Dec. 4