CBO now estimates Golden Dome could cost about $1.2T over 20 years.
That is not money already approved. It is a cost estimate for a broad missile-defense system, with Congress still holding funding and oversight levers.
The live congressional question is not just whether Golden Dome exists. It is what version gets funded, what gets reported, and how much oversight Congress requires. S. 2142 is one standalone bill in that lane.
🗞️ The U.S. House of Representatives has voted 235–191 to reauthorize FISA Section 702 for three years, with 42 Democrats joining 193 Republicans to pass the measure despite opposition from both progressive lawmakers and hard-line conservatives, and offsetting 22 GOP defections. The vote came one day before the program’s April 30 expiration deadline, locking in a longer extension than the previously floated 18-month plan. The reauthorization drew sharp criticism over the absence of a warrant requirement for searches involving U.S. persons, with civil liberties groups including Brennan Center for Justice warning the law continues to permit warrantless “backdoor” searches of Americans’ communications, raising ongoing concerns about violations of Fourth Amendment protections.
This bill keeps many federal farm, food aid, rural, and conservation programs going through 2031.
It also changes disaster aid, crop support, energy rules, and foreign farmland tracking.
This bill passed the House and is now before the Senate — this is the moment to act.
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The industry has been quick to react as the House of Representatives passed H.R. 7567, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, by a 224-200 vote on April 30, 2026. https://t.co/1Z3adgqsRV
Israeli forces intercepted Gaza-bound aid boats near Crete.
Congress has two live aid-access bills: S. 3634 on sanctions and oversight, and H.R. 7565 on food-aid reporting. Both are still in committee.
Supporters say that protects station independence. Critics of narrowing FCC power say the agency still needs room to enforce public-interest rules. Where should that line sit?
The EU says Meta may have failed to keep under-13 users off Facebook and Instagram.
In Congress, S. 836 has passed the Senate. H.R. 6484 is still introduced.
One path focuses on kids' privacy. The other focuses on platform safety duties.
This bill is sitting in committee with no scheduled vote — which means a small number of constituent messages can decide whether it moves forward or quietly dies.
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The Fourth Amendment isn't optional. If the government wants to read your messages, search your data, or spy on you, they need a warrant. Period.
My Fourth Amendment Restoration and Protection Act ends warrantless surveillance of Americans.
North Korea opened a memorial for troops killed while fighting for Russia in Ukraine.
Congress already has two pending paths: H.R. 2622 on North Korea-Russia sanctions and H.R. 2913 on broader Ukraine support.