Tag: Surveillance

Some of the Republicans who appear frequently on television, like Jim Jordan and Ron DeSantis, have reacted strongly to the memo's contents. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Byron York: Amid shutdown, House GOP shows intense interest in Trump dossier memo

Byron York · January 21, 2018 1:10 pm

"Great news! Our efforts to #ReleaseTheMemo have been effective and the HPSIC plans to begin the process to release the FBI/FISA/Russia memo," tweeted Rep Dave Joyce. (AP Photo/Zach Gibson)

Republican signals progress in securing public release of FISA abuses memo

Daniel Chaitin · January 21, 2018 12:16 am

Court orders from 2007 have required the NSA to maintain the data related to certain surveillance efforts that were under scrutiny, after it was revealed President George W. Bush directed warrantless wiretapping among international communications following the 9/11 attacks. But the NSA stated in a filing Thursday night that the agency did not keep content of internet communications seized from 2001 to 2007. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

NSA erased surveillance data related to pending lawsuits: Report

Diana Stancy Correll · January 20, 2018 3:03 am

Donald Trump Jr. said there is "little doubt" in his mind that a memo circulating among members of Congress proves that the Obama administration abused the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act in order to spy on his father's presidential campaign. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Trump Jr. on FISA memo: Media, Democrats working together to deceive Americans

Mandy Mayfield · January 20, 2018 2:48 am

Republicans urge House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes to release the four-page memo immediately along with any other relevant information. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

65 lawmakers urge Devin Nunes to allow release of memo on FISA abuses

Daniel Chaitin · January 20, 2018 1:32 am

Section 702 authorizes the surveillance of non-U.S. citizens abroad. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump signs FISA reauthorization, says different from law that ‘was so wrongly abused during the election’

Melissa Quinn · January 19, 2018 9:53 pm

Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas., had supported an unsuccessful amendment to FISA to address President Trump's concerns, as well as those of some Republican and Democratic lawmakers, about privacy protections for U.S. citizens. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

National Security

Rep. Ted Poe calls on Trump to postpone signing FISA reauthorization until surveillance memo is released

Daniel Chaitin · January 19, 2018 7:55 pm

American whistleblower Edward Snowden called on President Trump to veto the legislation giving six more years of life to the key counterterrorism surveillance tool. (Sebastian Willnow/dpa via AP)

National Security

Edward Snowden calls for public release of FISA abuses memo and Trump veto of key surveillance tool

Daniel Chaitin · January 19, 2018 2:37 pm

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said told CNN the secret to working with President Trump is as the old adage goes, "You catch more flies with honey."

Lindsey Graham may have cracked the code for dealing with Trump

W. James Antle III · January 19, 2018 2:00 pm

On Thursday, the House Intelligence Committee, chaired by Devin Nunes, R-Calif., voted to make a memo detailing potential government surveillance abuses available to all members of the lower chamber. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans rally for public release of memo on FISA abuses

Daniel Chaitin · January 19, 2018 4:56 am

Reform advocates, many pointing to Trump as reason to add protections, tried unsuccessfully to amend a bill extending Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Defeated privacy groups plead with Trump to veto surveillance law

Steven Nelson · January 18, 2018 9:24 pm

Republicans have put a one-week time limit on debating immigration. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Security

Congress votes to reauthorize spy tool despite privacy fight

Susan Ferrechio · January 18, 2018 5:38 pm