Congress faces fights over FISA, Israel and Ukraine

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🗓️ 8 April 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Congress is coming back this week with a full plate: Mayorkas' impeachment trial, FISA reauthorization, and foreign aid. Plus: The latest on the data privacy bill unveiled by Sen. Maria Cantwell and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers. The Daily Punch has been nominated for a Webby Award! Please vote for us here. Want more in-depth daily coverage from Congress? Subscribe to our free Punchbowl News AM newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:45.5	news. It's Monday, April 8th, 2024. Jake is out cheering on the Yukon Huskies. So we're going to skip
0:53.8	right to the news here. Let's get into the mix.
0:57.1	Here are your Washington headlines of the day. Number one, what to watch this week with Congress back.
1:02.1	Number two, the latest on a data privacy bill that was unveiled over the recess. And number three,
1:08.6	the tax bill's window is, the latest from the vault.
1:11.8	All right, let's get into it.
1:12.9	Congress has been on a two-week recess, and there is a lot on their plate as they return.
1:20.6	First things first, Alejande Majorcas, Homeland Security Secretary,
1:28.9	a Senate impeachment trial,
1:31.8	impeachment trial is set to start.
1:33.1	The big question,
1:34.3	will there be a trial?
1:36.7	House Republicans will formally present their articles of impeachment
1:38.2	against Mayorkas to the Senate on Wednesday.
1:41.3	The DHS Secretary was impeached
1:42.8	nearly two months ago. Senator Patty
1:46.0	Murray, as President Pro Tem will swear in senators on Thursday. And then the fireworks will begin.
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