Senate committees stall as Georgia runoffs loom
The transition faces gridlock as the Senate awaits a new organizing resolution tied to Georgia’s Jan. 5 runoffs. With nine committees due for leadership changes and key chairs retiring, authority hinges on the Georgia results delaying cabinet confirmations and shaping who holds gavels at the start of the new Congress.
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Ex Trump campaign aide sues over alleged unlawful spying
Carter Page, target of a 2016 2017 FISA warrant, files a federal suit in Washington claiming FBI and Justice Department officials caused unlawful spying. He cites omissions in four FISA applications, more than 40 corrective steps by the FBI, and notes threats and reputational damage while naming Comey and others as defendants.
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