Congress Renews Warrantless Digital Spying Program as Part of $886 Billion Spending Bill
Section 702 will continue until April, when Congress will have another shot at seriously reforming a program that desperately needs it.
Section 702 will continue until April, when Congress will have another shot at seriously reforming a program that desperately needs it.
Competing FISA Section 702 reauthorization bills will reach the House floor next week, Speaker Johnson says.
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But his cynical brand of realism did at least lead him to caution against some of America's ideological military adventures.
Though federal law has required annual financial reports, the Department of Defense simply did not complete them until 2018. It has since failed each year.
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Our troops are just sitting there with targets on their backs. Why?
In the last 50 years, when the budget process has been in place, Congress has managed only four times to pass a budget on time.
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Parsi, from the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, talks with Zach and Liz about the Israel-Hamas war.
Higher rates lead to more debt, and more debt begets higher rates, and on and on. Get the picture?
Join Reason on YouTube and Facebook at 1 p.m. Eastern this Thursday for a discussion with Trita Parsi of the Quincy Institute about the Israel-Hamas war.
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Terrorism does not thrive on peace and normalcy. It thrives on war and chaos and overbroad revenge projects.
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The U.S.-Bahraini security pact is the first step towards a future U.S.-Saudi “mega-deal.” Critics say it violates the U.S. Constitution and aids torturers.
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Since Congress won't cut spending, an independent commission may be the only way to rein in the debt.
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Rather than posing a national security threat, the growth of China's E.V. industry is an opportunity for global innovation.
Jake Gyllenhaal stars in a film that criticizes the U.S. immigration system.
Biden is blurring the lines between economic policy and military action.
The lack of oversight and the general absence of a long-term vision is creating inefficiency, waste, and red ink as far as the eye can see.
The U.S. is prioritizing foreign militaries over democracies.
Should the U.S. continue to bankroll the counteroffensive?
Washington is doing a poor job of monitoring whether the weapons it sends to Ukraine are ending up in the right hands.
A group of senators is challenging the conventional interpretation of Article 5's an-attack-on-one-is-an-attack-on-all provision.
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But don't expect taxpayers to rescue adventurers when they fail, either.
The Pentagon Papers leaker risked prison to reveal that American military officials were lying to Congress and the public about Vietnam. He died today at age 92.
There’s no neat and clean way to fight a war, even for victims of aggression.
Projections of huge savings are making the rounds. Nothing could be further from the truth.
"All the time we hear socialists say, 'Next time, we'll get it right.' How many next times do you get?"
The bipartisan plan encourages greater involvement by the U.S. military than past policy.
Presidential contender Tim Scott, who announced recently, says he will use "the world's greatest military to fight these terrorists" south of the border. He's not alone.
The Pentagon’s “accounting error” will allow President Joe Biden to send an extra $3 billion in military aid to Ukraine without congressional approval. Was this deliberate?
Days after an American F-22 shot down a Chinese spy balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, a second floating object was shot down over the Yukon.
That doesn't mean Russia is right. It means we're being honest about how much the U.S. is involved.
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Never underestimate officials’ ability to turn embarrassing moments into awful opportunities.
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