Tag: Surveillance

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is planning to filibuster the reauthorization of Section 702 of the Federal Intelligence Surveillance Act over the issue of privacy. (AP Photo/Andrew A. Nelles)

Rand Paul prepared to filibuster FISA surveillance reauthorization

Diana Stancy Correll · January 10, 2018 11:30 pm

In a narrow 183-233 vote, lawmakers struck down an amendment by Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., to implement significant restrictions on Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Lawmakers prep for House floor battle to derail FISA surveillance bill

Susan Ferrechio · January 9, 2018 6:36 pm

Congress Prepares to Vote on Controversial Surveillance Power

Jenna Lifhits · January 9, 2018 1:54 pm

This week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., among other congressional Republicans, face several fast-approaching deadlines for unfinished legislation left over from last year, including an agreement to fund the federal government for the rest of fiscal 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Next week: GOP faces legislative pileup

Susan Ferrechio · January 6, 2018 2:00 pm

Congress Seeks Balance Between Privacy and Security in Surveillance Reauthorization

Jenna Lifhits · January 3, 2018 9:50 am

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said in an interview: "I'm very disturbed about what the Department of Justice did with this dossier, and we need a special counsel to look into that, because that's not in [Robert] Mueller's charter." (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Beltway Confidential

Lindsey Graham: We need new special counsel — just for Trump dossier

Byron York · December 30, 2017 4:27 pm

Despite threatened crackdown, few leakers caught under Trump and Jeff Sessions

Steven Nelson · December 30, 2017 5:01 am

In this June 5, 2017 photo, commuters walk past a police officer on London Bridge. Two days earlier on June 3, terrorists struck several pedestrians there before launching a knife attack in a nearby part of the city; the Islamic State later claimed responsibility. A recent report released in December by Britain's parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee said that "The scale of the current threat facing the U.K. and its interests from Islamist terror groups is unprecedented." (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Beltway Confidential

ISIS is still a threat, especially to the UK

Tom Rogan · December 28, 2017 9:38 pm

Sens. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., gave a joint talk at George Washington University about the implication of mass surveillance and the eroding of the Fourth Amendment due to the War on Terror. (screenshot)

The tech generation should reject mass surveillance

Elias Atienza · December 20, 2017 11:54 pm

Sens. Rand Paul, R-Ky., (right) and Mike Lee, R-Utah, (left) said they would go that far to oppose a permanent authorization of Section 702 of the FISA law. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rand Paul, Mike Lee will vote against spending bill with permanent FISA authorization

Kelly Cohen · December 19, 2017 5:12 pm

Scott Pruitt, outgoing administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, has been the target of at least 13 federal investigations.

Energy and Environment

EPA conducted surveillance sweep of Scott Pruitt’s office

Josh Siegel · December 18, 2017 11:47 pm

"We'll supplement the pleadings. We hope to light a fire under Judge [Richard] Leon," said conservative legal activist Larry Klayman (pictured above), referring to the U.S. district judge assigned two lawsuits in which Klayman challenges Section 702 programs. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik,File)

Surveillance law lapse would trigger legal fireworks in 2018

Steven Nelson · December 17, 2017 5:01 am