Tag: Michael McCaul

"This whole, 'Let's open Cuba up to everybody,' they just denied the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee a visa application," Michael McCaul said. (AP Photo)

National Security

Cuba denies visas for House lawmakers

Rudy Takala, Cassi Pollock · June 24, 2016 5:07 pm

Legislation to create a uniform national standard for notifying consumers of data breaches affecting their credit cards, medical records and other aspects of digital life has been pending for several years.

The 2 cybersecurity issues awaiting Congress this summer

Charlie Mitchell · June 6, 2016 4:01 am

"I would argue there is no area where we are fundamentally more different in that we have long ago surrendered any expectation of privacy, and we have forgotten what it is to have an expectation of privacy," Sen. Tim Kaine said. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner File)

National Security

Senator: Colleagues have warped view of privacy

Rudy Takala · May 24, 2016 2:56 pm

Cruz copies wrong New York values, critics claim. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

National Security

New York cops knock Cruz’s New York claims

Dan Friedman · March 27, 2016 7:28 pm

The FBI and Apple officials have been negotiating behind the scenes for months, but the issue went public when the executive branch secured a court order that Apple must help. (AP Photo)

Senate Intel plans bill to punish Apple

Joel Gehrke · February 18, 2016 11:37 pm

"A simple check of social media accounts of foreign travelers and visa applicants will help ensure that those who have participated in, pledged allegiance to, or communicated with terrorist organizations cannot enter the United States," Rep. Michael McCaul said in a statement. (AP Photo)

National Security

Homeland committee head calls for social media screening

Rudy Takala · February 11, 2016 8:04 pm

Lawmaker: It’s ‘pro-American’ to scrutinize Syrian refugees

Lawmaker: It’s ‘pro-American’ to scrutinize Syrian refugees

Kelly Cohen · February 11, 2016 4:25 pm

DHS says it’s not screening Syrian refugees with polygraph tests

DHS says it’s not screening Syrian refugees with polygraph tests

Susan Crabtree · February 3, 2016 6:07 pm

"Encryption really helps protect personal information," Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis, said at a cyberspace policy event at the American Enterprise Institute. "It's crucial to that. I like the fact that if anyone gets my iPhone, they're going to have a hard time getting into it." (AP file photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Senate homeland chair: Allowing strong encryption is ‘crucial’

Rudy Takala · January 28, 2016 4:02 pm

Michael McCaul and Sen. Mark Warner want to create a national commission that includes "the best minds" from all of the stakeholder camps to come up with options under a strict deadline. (AP Photo)

The next big cybersecurity fight: Encryption

Charlie Mitchell · January 25, 2016 5:01 am

"The idea of having a debate about a backdoor into encryption could have happened fifteen years ago, but now the horse is [out of] the barn. ... I don't believe there's a single silver bullet in a legislative way," said Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Lawmakers want congressional encryption commission

Rudy Takala · January 20, 2016 3:43 am

House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mike McCaul, R-Texas, says President Obama's prisoner swap with Iran will only lead to more U.S. hostage-taking. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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McCaul: Obama’s Iran deal is ‘hostages for criminals’

Pete Kasperowicz · January 19, 2016 12:49 pm