The FBI’s Secret Rules
Rules governing the use of national security letters allow the FBI to obtain information about journalists’ calls without going to a judge or informing the targeted news organization.
A new book of short fiction from Iraqi writers imagines the country a century after the U.S. invasion.
Critics are right to be concerned about the FBI’s expanded power, especially when it comes to recruiting and deploying informants. That’s true regardless of why FBI Director James Comey acted as he did toward Hillary Clinton.
Despite pushback from civil liberties advocates, U.S. Customs and Border Protection is poised to start collecting social media information from people entering under the visa waiver program.
Mohamedou Slahi, author of a bestselling memoir recounting his imprisonment and torture by the United States government, has been sent home to his native Mauritania.
Student leaders respond to The Intercept’s story about the FBI targeting young Yemenis on Facebook and in Muslim student associations.
Government officials rarely acknowledge the role that political grievances play in driving attacks.
Privacy researchers warn of the potential for abuse of spyware and anti-encryption laws in countries across the region.
The president issued an executive order this summer requiring accountability for civilian casualties in counterterrorsim operations. Human rights groups gave him a list of incidents to start with.
Government documents show how the FBI works with Customs and Border Protection to target travelers — not because they have done something wrong, but because they might be useful.
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