Trump’s New Intel Head Is Worse than Unqualified

Bill Pulte, Trump's pick to replace Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence, has a record of weaponizing his position for the president's gain

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Rep. Mike Johnson Tries, Fails To Sneak Clean Section 702 Re-Authorization Past The Goal Line

Despite a bunch of Republican lawmakers being extremely (and mostly performatively) upset that their communications were accessed during investigations of the January 2021 insurrection attempt, the…

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Administration Apparently Planning To Blow Off FISA Court’s Ordered Fixes For Section 702

It wasn’t all that long ago that GOP legislators were collectively stonewalling a clean reauthorization of Section 702. Three years ago, these legislators were seeking to end the FBI (and oth…

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The SAFE Act Is An Imperfect Vehicle For Real Section 702 Reform

The SAFE act, introduced by Senators Mike Lee and Dick Durbin, is the first of many likely proposals we will see to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amend…

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