By Jory Heckman
Federal buildings officials say the FBI needs a new headquarters building to replace the “obsolete” and “failing” J. Edgar Hoover (JEH) Building in downtown Washington, D.C.
But even in a best-case scenario, it’ll take more than a decade for FBI employees to relocate to a new suburban headquarters, according to the Biden administration’s latest plans.
The General… Read more »
By Justin Harclerode
Washington, D.C. - Opening remarks, as prepared, of Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Chairman Scott Perry (R-PA) from today’s hearing, entitled, “From Headquarters Building to Field Offices: Examining the FBI’s Real Estate Needs and Strategy”:
The FBI has a massive real estate portfolio across this country, comprised… Read more »
By Ken Tran
A controversial spying law is set to reignite tensions between House Republicans this week as conservative hard-liners and members of the intelligence community fight over the scope of how the law should be overhauled under a time crunch.
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Authority Act, also called FISA, is set to expire April 19, meaning time is running short for… Read more »
By Riley Rogerson and Reese Gorman
After a two-week recess away from Capitol Hill, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was clearly hoping his House GOP colleagues would come back to Washington, put past issues behind them, and tackle the current challenges in a spirit of understanding and unity.
That didn’t happen.
As one senior GOP staffer put it, what Johnson actually came back to… Read more »
By Arjun Singh
The House of Representatives on Wednesday blocked a bill to reauthorize a controversial provision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), dealing a blow to House Speaker Mike Johnson’s leadership.
Section 702 of FISA enables the U.S. government to operate large-scale electronic surveillance programs, which have been heavily criticized by… Read more »
By Elizabeth Elkind, Julia Johnson
A top Republican senator and Trump-endorser is among those criticizing the former president over his Monday announcement on abortion, in which he claimed restrictions on the procedure should be decided by individual states.
"I respectfully disagree with President Trump’s statement that abortion is a states’ rights issue," Sen. Lindsey Graham,… Read more »
By Elizabeth Elkind
Members of the ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus and their allies are drawing lines in the sand ahead of what’s expected to be an intense inter-GOP battle over additional aid for Ukraine.
The House of Representatives is expected to take up the issue of Ukraine and supplemental foreign aid the week after next, three sources told Fox News… Read more »
By Emily Wishingrad
While the effects of the pandemic on private sector office usage have become increasingly clear, the future of the federal footprint is still largely up in the air. The fate of these millions of square feet of offices is an unanswered question worth billions of taxpayer dollars.
Federal government agencies are using just 12% of the space in their… Read more »
By Elizabeth Elkind , Julia Johnson
Spending hawks in Congress are growing antsy about starting discussions on how to fund the government in fiscal year 2025.
Congress only recently completed the appropriations process for fiscal year 2024, roughly six months after it began Sept. 30. And, in that time, disagreements over federal funding prompted conservative lawmakers… Read more »
By Josh Christenson
The House narrowly passed a $1.2 trillion federal spending bill on Friday — which the Senate will have to vote through quickly and send to President Biden for his signature before a partial shutdown at midnight.
The lower chamber voted 286-134 to approve the 1,012-page bill to fund the State Department, the Pentagon and the Departments of Labor, Health… Read more »
