Tag: NSA

Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell answers questions from the media following the Senate policy luncheons at the U.S. Capitol on April 21, 2015 in Washington. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

National Security

Mitch McConnell: Nation is ‘better off’ with Patriot Act

Kelly Cohen · May 11, 2015 1:21 pm

A cybersecurity threat map is displayed inside a lounge during the RSA Conference on Wednesday, April 22, 2015, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Security breaches prompt unprecedented lobbying for cyber bill

Charlie Mitchell · May 11, 2015 9:00 am

The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the warrantless mass collection of American phone records. (AP Photo)

A key case in the debate over liberty and privacy

Jimmy Soni · May 11, 2015 9:00 am

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit found in a 97-page ruling that the federal government's practice of collecting domestic telephone data in bulk is illegal. (iStock)

Court’s NSA ruling leaves surveillance law in doubt

Susan Ferrechio · May 11, 2015 9:00 am

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals' Thursday decision that the phone data collection program extends beyond what Congress passed into law handed new ammunition to critics who want to end the program completely. (AP Photo)Â

Court ruling pressures Obama on government spying

Susan Crabtree · May 8, 2015 9:00 am

"You know you've drafted a strong bill when it unites both national security hawks and civil libertarians," said Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis. (AP)

Court slaps down NSA spying, Congress should not raise it back up

Washington Examiner · May 8, 2015 9:00 am

Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell of Ky., accompanied by, from left, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 5, 2015, after a policy luncheon. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

NSA ruling puts pressure on McConnell

Susan Ferrechio · May 7, 2015 4:24 pm

Fort Meade in Maryland is operating at a reduced status Thursday morning while local police search for a carjacking suspect believed to be on the base.Â (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

National Security

Appeals court says NSA spying program is unlawful

Susan Crabtree · May 7, 2015 2:03 pm

Thomas Drake, a former National Security Agency employee who became an early whistleblower about government spying programs, also signed the letter to oppose the USA Freedom Act.

Left, Right unite to fight Patriot Act extension

Susan Crabtree · May 6, 2015 5:03 pm

"The president affirmed that Justin and Stephanie epitomized all that was good about America, and he told their parents that their tragic deaths have touched the hearts of all of us," a White House official said. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama gets boost in spying showdown

Susan Crabtree · May 1, 2015 9:00 am

Last week, the House of Representatives passed the Protecting Cyber Networks Act. (iStock)

House passes bill that allows corporations to share your data

Katie Nelson · April 27, 2015 9:00 am

President Obama has been taking a hands-off approach to overhauling government surveillance methods. (iStock Photo)

The method to Obama’s silence on spying reforms

Brian Hughes · April 27, 2015 9:00 am