New Bill Would Protect Journalists From Being Prosecuted for Publishing Classified Information
The measure to amend the 1917 Espionage Act would preserve the government’s need for secrecy while expanding legal channels for whistleblowers
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Alex Emmons is a former national security reporter for The Intercept. He joined The Intercept in 2016 as a politics intern.
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Human Rights Watch Took Money From Saudi Businessman After Documenting His Coercive Labor Practices
The controversial gift came with a caveat that it could not be used to support LGBT advocacy in the Middle East and North Africa.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Coronavirus Spending Bill Could Be Used to Cement Spying Powers, Surveillance Critics in Congress Warned
The congressional effort to rein in the government’s surveillance powers before a March 15 deadline could run up against a new opponent: a new coronavirus.
Democrats Want to End Endless Wars, With a Catch
Many Democratic 2020 contenders support continuing special forces and paramilitary activity that has been devastating for civilians.
Mike Bloomberg in 2014: “We Should Hope” the NSA Is “Reading Every Email”
Katie Couric asked Mike Bloomberg whether he had ever “sexted on Snapchat.” The question prompted him to describe his views on data collection and privacy.
Targeting Iran
Congress Moves to Restrict Trump’s War Powers, Repeal 17-Year Iraq War Authorization
The House passed two measures aimed at restricting the president’s war powers, including a bipartisan amendment sponsored by Reps. Ro Khanna and Matt Gaetz.
Targeting Iran
U.S. Strike on Iranian Commander in Yemen the Night of Suleimani’s Assassination Killed the Wrong Man
The operation targeted Abdul Reza Shahlai, commander of the Yemen division of Iran’s elite Quds Force, near the Yemeni capital Sana’a.
Targeting Iran
Trump Administration Failed to Convince Members of Congress Its Assassination of Suleimani Was Justified
Members on both sides of the aisle were unimpressed with classified briefings and disputed the Trump administration’s legal rationale for the assassination.
Targeting Iran
Congress to Vote on $22 Billion Defense Increase One Week After Trump Slashed Food Stamps
Presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders and California Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna called the defense bill an example of “astonishing moral cowardice.”
Seventeen Years After His Arrest, Alleged USS Cole Plotter Is Still Fighting to See Records of His CIA Torture
Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri’s lawyers say that details of his torture are essential to defending him against death penalty charges.