426 to Zero: The Vote That Congress Hoped You’d Miss

When power blinked, and what it means for the next fight.

On November 19, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 426 to 0 to repeal a little-known but explosive provision tucked into the government funding bill. That provision would have allowed a group of Republican senators to sue the Department of Justice and potentially receive $500,000 in damages if their phone or office records had been collected …