MARY CLARE JALONICK / The Associated PressJun 23, 2018
The Justice Department gives House Republicans more than 1,000 documents related to the Russia investigation and the handling of its probe into Hillary Clinton's emails. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
SADIE GURMAN / The Associated PressFeb 28, 2018
The president reacts to the attorney general's announcement that the Justice Department inspector general will determine whether a warrant to investigate a Trump associate was improperly obtained. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Bill Blum / TruthdigFeb 5, 2018
For all the hype, the Nunes memo was a legal dud that may cost the congressman from California. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
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Scott Ritter / TruthdigFeb 4, 2018
The document has exposed the broken FISA court system and may lead to prosecution for former and current members of the FBI and Justice Department. Dig deeper ( 23 Min. Read )
Marjorie Cohn / TruthoutJan 27, 2018
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Reauthorization Act, which Congress recently passed, lets the government spy on a variety of personal internet communications. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Julia Conley / Common DreamsJan 19, 2018
Whistleblower Edward Snowden joins those urging officials to release a document that's said to have information about government abuses. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Emma Niles / TruthdigJul 7, 2017
Legislation proposed by Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., would make permanent an expiring section of the National Security Agency’s warrantless surveillance program. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
By Thor BensonJul 30, 2014
We must never be surprised when we learn once again that our lawmakers and law interpreters are in bed with the country’s largest corporations -- this is how the American government now operates. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Bill Blum / TruthdigAug 5, 2013
Don’t let the acquittal of Army Pfc Bradley Manning on aiding the enemy charges or the temporary asylum Russia granted to NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden fool you The harsh treatment of whistle-blowers will likely continue into the foreseeable future in pace with the needs and expansion of the surveillance state itself . Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 21, 2013
A top U.S. intelligence official has confirmed that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act court on Friday extended the National Security Agency's authority to gather the telephone metadata of tens of millions of Americans. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigDec 30, 2012
As the larger part of American culture seems ready to surrender its claim to privacy without question, organizations such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation are riding like Paul Revere through the digital Massachusetts night. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigOct 10, 2012
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case against the nation's telecommunications companies for cooperating with a once-secret wiretap program enacted by the Bush administration to monitor suspected terrorists. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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