Critics say Jay Clayton, fast-tracked to be confirmed as director of national intelligence, is poised to run point on election interference for President Trump.
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The SAVE Act Comes for Everything
First it was FISA, then a housing bill that overwhelmingly passed. Now it’s going to end congressional lawmaking for the rest of the year.
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Reclaiming the Majority Is One Way to End Warrantless Surveillance
Flipping either one or both chambers of Congress could give Democrats enough leverage to force fair votes on privacy reform, but ending warrantless surveillance remains an uphill battle.
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Trump’s Bait and Switch on the Top Intelligence Job
Jay Clayton’s appointment as director of national intelligence is not much of an improvement over Bill Pulte.
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Pulte or Not, the Surveillance State Won’t Stop
The government’s sweeping spying powers will remain in place for a year, regardless of who becomes director of national intelligence. Both sides are pretending that’s not the case.
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Senate Democrats Threaten to Punt FISA Over Pulte Appointment
President Trump’s appointment of Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence is roiling an emerging bipartisan extension of warrantless spying.
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Washington Still Bows to the Surveillance State
Despite some bipartisan pushback, much of Congress remains unwilling to take on the national security establishment.
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Surveillance Reform Hinges on How Congress Defines ‘Query’
Congress wants to declassify a secret court opinion on the government’s warrantless spying program, but it may also need to clarify what constitutes a search for your communications data.
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AI Is Supercharging the Surveillance State
Warrants are at the center of the debate over government spying, and for good reason. But artificial intelligence is redefining the contours of that debate.
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As FISA Bill Implodes, Himes Boosted Version He Called ‘Unacceptable’
The ranking Democrat of the House Intelligence Committee was encouraging his colleagues to vote for a bill that did not include warrants for spying on Americans.