The Congressional Push for Secrecy

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 8, 2012 The U.S. Congress -- one of the branches intended by America’s founders to balance the president’s power -- is showing just as much and in some cases more interest in preserving a growing culture of secrecy as its executive counterpart, says Steven Aftergood, secrecy researcher at the Federation of American Scientists. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Senator Moves to Rein In Warrantless Spying

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 4, 2012 A bill put forward by Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., proposes to slap some limits on the U.S. government's collecting of information on Americans under its warrantless electronic spying program. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Senate Lets Telecoms Off the Hook

Staff / Truthdig Feb 13, 2008 This might be a moment when Democratic supporters wonder what all the "changing of the guard" fuss was about when Dems took control of Congress in 2006: On Tuesday, the Senate effectively voted in favor of granting telecommunication companies retroactive immunity for their cooperation in the National Security Agency's warrantless wiretapping program. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )