BIPARTISAN GROUP OF LAWMAKERS SEEK TO IMPOSE NEW LIMIT ON US GOVERNMENT SPY POWER

The law in question is often referred to as Section 702, a portion of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act amended in 2008... READ MORE›

NSA TARGETED 106,000 FOREIGNERS IN PAST YEAR'S SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM SOON UP FOR RENEWAL

The U.S. National Security Agency conducted targeted surveillance over the past year against 106,000 foreigners suspected of being involved in terrorism an... READ MORE›

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TRUMP HAS CONGRESS IF HE CAN KEEP IT

George W. Bush came closest to equaling Trump's Congressional edge, but Republican Senate losses in the breathlessly close balloting of 2000 left the upper house tied, 50-50... READ MORE›

COORDINATED STRATEGY BRINGS OBAMA VICTORY ON IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL

One senior administration official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss White House strategy said Energy Secretary Ernest J... READ MORE›

OBAMA TURNS FOCUS TO U.S. CONGRESS AS HE CAMPAIGNS FOR CLINTON

REUTERS Kevin Lamarque 1 8 left right U.S. President Barack Obama greets supporters at a rally for Hillary Clinton's campaign in Las Vegas, Nevada October 23, 2016... READ MORE›

RUSSIAN ESPIONAGE PIGGYBACKS ON A CYBERCRIMINALS HACKING

His involvement with Russian intelligence may help explain why Mr. Bogachev, 33, is hardly a man on the run... READ MORE›

NEW REPUBLICAN CONGRESS REVERSES ETHICS MOVE AFTER OUTCRY

Mr Trump's remarks about the ethics committee came on a busy morning for the president-elect's Twitter account... READ MORE›

U.S. HOUSE VOTES TO BAR SALES OF COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT TO IRAN

U.S. House votes to bar sales of commercial aircraft to Iran... READ MORE›

WIKILEAKS PLEDGES TO RELEASE SOFTWARE CODE OF CIA HACKING TOOLS TO TECH FIRMS

The CIA dismissed any suggestion that WikiLeaks' release served the interests of privacy and security... READ MORE›

CONGRESSIONAL MEMO GUN CONTROL VOICES IN CONGRESS ALL BUT SILENT AFTER CHARLESTON SHOOTING

Since the 2012 shootings in Newtown, Congress has added more pro-gun lawmakers to its ranks... READ MORE›

U.S. NEEDS TO STOP RUSSIAN ELECTORAL INTERFERENCE, NSA'S TOP CIVILIAN LEADER SAYS

Yet, intelligence officials including NSA Director Michael S. Rogers and FBI Director James B. Comey said on Monday that they believe Moscow will strike again... READ MORE›

BRITAIN'S SURVEILLANCE AGENCY SLAPS DOWN CLAIM IT WAS INVOLVED IN TRUMP 'WIRETAP'

Intelligence agency GCHQ has reportedly issued a statement to British media denying it wiretapped Donald Trump during the U.S. presidential campaign... READ MORE›

MR. OBAMA, YOUR IRAN DEAL WILL FALL APART

If President Obama doesn't treat the Iran agreement with more respect all his arguments today are beside the point... READ MORE›

CHAOS AS ROUSSEFF IMPEACHMENT VOTE ANNULLED

But Maranhao's calls for the senate to return the process to the lower house were met with derision... READ MORE›

EFFORT TO IMPEACH BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT DILMA ROUSSEFF CLEARS CONGRESSIONAL PANEL

Ms. Rousseff and her top aides argue that the impeachment proceedings amount to a coup... READ MORE›

US CONTRACTOR ARRESTED AFTER LEAK OF RUSSIA HACKING REPORT[1]

The information in the leaked document seems to go further than the US intelligence agencies' January assessment of the hacking that occurred... READ MORE›

6 GUANTNAMO DETAINEES ARE TRANSFERRED TO OMAN

Congress has outlawed bringing any detainees onto domestic soil... READ MORE›

'FBI NEVER HAD ACCESS TO DNC COMPUTERS, USED SECONDARY FORENSICS'

That is a very poor admission to make, says former CIA officer Ray McGovern... READ MORE›

SENATORS DEFEAT OBAMACARE REPEAL BEFORE HIGHWAY FUNDING DEBATE

However, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said he doesn't want to pass another short-term fix... READ MORE›

Many in Kabul and Washington, including members of Congress, expressed skepticism about that rationale... READ MORE›

IN LIGHT OF CIA CYBER ARSENAL, TRUMP'S WIRETAP CLAIMS ARE TOTALLY PLAUSIBLE

Former CIA director Michael Hayden told US media I would never use the term 'deep state.'... READ MORE›

THE ONLINE CAMPAIGN TO IMPEACH PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS GONE LIVE

The effort to impeach President Donald John Trump is already underway... READ MORE›

REACTION BY SOME TO TRUMP AND CLINTON? FEAR

Dec. 22 AP 50 of 85 HILLARY CLINTON ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAILClinton 2017 GOP Pres... READ MORE›

'ONE DEAD AND TWO INJURED' AFTER VEHICLE TRIES TO RAM GATES OF FORT MEADE IN MARYLAND

Please read our One person is reported dead in a shooting outside the headquarters of the US National Security Agency, according to local media... READ MORE›

QUARTER OF REPUBLICANS WOULD KEEP OBAMACARE

About a quarter of U.S. Republicans do not want to see Obamacare repealed, according to a Reuters Ipsos poll released on Tuesday... READ MORE›

REPUBLICANS WEIGH GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN TO STOP OBAMA ON IMMIGRATION

Thune and Republican Representative Tom Cole said Obama's expected use of executive power on the issue was what fueled partisanship and lack of cooperation... READ MORE›

OBAMA TAPS D.C. LAWYER MICHAEL MISSAL AS NEW VETERANS AFFAIRS' WATCHDOG

Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., who has been calling for months for a new inspector general, said permanent leadership at the inspector general's office is long overdue... READ MORE›

KERRY WARNS U.S. CONGRESS SCRAPPING IRAN DEAL WOULD MEAN PATH TO NUCLEAR WEAPON

WASHINGTON Secretary of State John Kerry intensified efforts on Tuesday to beat back criticism of the Iran nuclear deal and convince U.S... READ MORE›

LITTLE-KNOWN REPUBLICAN BECOMES TRUMP LIAISON IN CONGRESS

But Collins was the first lawmaker on Capitol Hill to endorse Trump's presidential bid... READ MORE›

HILLARY CLINTON CALLS REPUBLICAN'S IMPEACHMENT VOW 'PATHETIC'

The Republican-led House of Representatives voted in 1998 to impeach her husband, President Bill Clinton, amid a scandal over his sexual relationship with a White House intern... READ MORE›

LIBRARIANS AND PRIVACY ADVOCATES ALLY TO CONDEMN CYBERSECURITY BILL

American Library Association and civil liberties groups warn of abusive government spying and urge lawmakers to oppose Frankenstein version of Cisa... READ MORE›

PARIS ATTACKS COULD MARK TURNING POINT IN REPUBLICAN RACE

Paris only makes that more clear, said Danielle Pletka, a national security and foreign policy hawk who works at the conservative American Enterprise Institute... READ MORE›