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CiVL News: Apr 16, 2026, 5:05 AM PDT -- FISA Flip-Flops, Prison Hangups, and Smuggled Smokes

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Here's your latest episode from the Reason Magazine CiVL News Roundup produced by CiVL.com.

This episode delves into political maneuvering around FISA reauthorization, a senator's frustrating encounter with the Bureau of Prisons, and the unveiling of a one-page healthcare plan. It also covers a beauty pageant rivalry, a sheriff's lawsuit over alleged fabricated detention, and a European cigarette bust.

• Donald Trump reversed his "Kill FISA" stance, urging a "clean" reauthorization of Section 702.

• Representative Thomas Massie attempted to amend FISA to require warrants for database searches.

• Senator Mike Lee reported a Bureau of Prisons employee's rude refusal to provide information about an incarcerated constituent.

• The Bureau of Prisons has a documented pattern of not notifying families about seriously i ... 

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FISA FlipFlopsPrison HangupsSmuggled Smokes