FISA
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In Congress
Senate Votes To Reauthorize Warrantless Surveillance Tool Minutes After It Expired |
The United States Senate voted to reauthorize a surveillance tool early Saturday morning, despite objections from conservative and left-wing members.…
Read More » House Conservatives Tank FISA Vote In Blow To Speaker Mike Johnson
The House of Representatives on Wednesday blocked a bill to reauthorize a controversial provision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act…
Read More »Congress Votes To Extend FBI Warrantless Surveillance Tool Without Reforming It
Congress voted Thursday to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) with no reforms as part of…
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In Congress
House Judiciary Committee To Introduce Reform To Warrantless Surveillance Law
The House Judiciary Committee plans to propose a bill mandating the need for a warrant when surveilling Americans under Section…
Read More » Wray: FBI Has ‘Slowed’ Disciplinary Process For FISA Abuse In Order To Assist Special Counsel’s Probe
Special counsel John Durham asked the FBI to delay taking disciplinary measures against bureau employees implicated in a watchdog report…
Read More »Justice Department Announces FISA Reforms To Prevent Another Carter Page Debacle
Attorney General William Barr on Tuesday announced new measures aimed at preventing abuse of the FISA system that occurred during…
Read More »Trump Urges House Republicans To Vote Against Spy Tool Used Against Campaign
President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged House Republicans to vote against reauthorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, the surveillance…
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In Congress
Senate Allows FBI to Search Your Browser History Without Warrant
IB Times – An attempt to block an extraordinary expansion of federal surveillance failed in the U.S. Senate by one vote…
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US News
CODEVILLA: I Helped Write FISA. Let’s Destroy It
On June 17, 1972 police caught four men unconnected with politics, led by James McCord, who worked for President Nixon’s…
Read More » ‘Lack Of Confidence’: DOJ Watchdog Finds More Problems With FBI’s FISA Procedures
The Justice Department office of the inspector general has a “lack of confidence” in the FBI’s procedures to validate information…
Read More »House Strikes Deal On Surveillance Bill, Addressing Some Problems From Carter Page FISA Report
Lawmakers in the House reached an agreement Tuesday to reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, with some proposed reforms aimed…
Read More »Spy Court Sidelines FBI And DOJ Officials Who Wiretapped Carter Page
FBI and Justice Department employees involved in the process of wiretapping Carter Page were barred Wednesday from taking part in…
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US News
FBI Agent Faulted In FISA Report For ‘Significant’ Errors Has Finally Been Identified
An FBI agent faulted for some of the most significant problems laid out in the Justice Department’s inspector general report…
Read More » Swampy: Ex-DOJ Official Named In FISA Abuse Report Signs Petition Calling On William Barr To Resign
A former Justice Department official and MSNBC analyst who is discussed throughout the inspector general’s report on FISA abuse added…
Read More »Lindsey Graham Releases FISA Witness Wish List
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham on Friday identified 17 FBI and Justice Department employees he wants to interview regarding…
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