A newly disclosed DHS document, for instance, shows how the lack of ISIS attacks in the U.S. is not something the intelligence community can take credit for.
Of the six groups that Muslim-Americans feel represent their interests the most, according to a 2011 Gallup poll, only one got a seat at the FBI’s meeting.
Obama vetoed the defense bill last month, partly on account of its Guantánamo provisions. But the revamped bill passed with veto-proof majorities.
The order only affects one plaintiff, but the NSA has previously argued that it's all or nothing.
Congress gave intelligence community contractors strong whistleblower protections for five years without any problems.
Government agencies are defying a requirement to identify who handles concerns about human rights violations.
The British government unveiled the text of what critics are calling a proposed “Snooper’s Charter” or “Hacker’s License.”
The whistleblower has written proposed legislation from prison that would let the regular court system rule on surveillance warrants.
As the U.S. takes steps to placate European privacy concerns, European countries are passing laws expanding their own spy programs.
The ruling from the Second Circuit Court of Appeals deferred to Congress. So the deadline remains November 29.
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