California GOP leaders are calling for more accountability after an audit released earlier this week indicated that the state spent around $24 billion to tackle the homeless crisis over the past five years but did not consistently track whether the huge outlay of public money did anything to actually improve the problem.  The state auditor’s report found that despite roughly $24 billion spent on homeless and housing programs...

The House Rules Committee inched a little closer to extending the life of the federal government surveillance tool known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), after approving a two-year extension late Thursday. While the committee approved the measure, it now goes up for debate and amendment votes, which could be followed by a vote Friday. CONGRESS CANNOT LET FISA SECTION 702 EXPIRE The House...