Rand Paul threatens Patriot Act filibuster
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said in an interview published Monday that he will filibuster a reauthorization of provisions within the Patriot Act."I'm going to lead the charge in the next couple of weeks as...
View ArticleBoehner: It's not the time to use a 'wrecking ball' on NSA bill
Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) acknowledged that some Republicans want to tweak a national security bill headed for a vote on the House floor Wednesday but said it's the wrong time to "bring out the...
View ArticleRand Paul would not abolish the NSA
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), a top critic of the National Security Agency, said Sunday that if he were elected to the Oval Office he would not eliminate the agency but refocus its bulk collection of phone...
View ArticleJuan Williams: NSA reforms are legacy of Snowden
The conservative-led reform to the Patriot Act last week raises a difficult question: What about former CIA contractor-turned-leaker Edward Snowden?There is no debating that Snowden broke his oath to...
View ArticlePaul bucks McConnell on Patriot Act extension
PHILADELPHIA — Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), a GOP presidential candidate, will make life difficult for his home-state colleague, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), this week by filibustering a...
View ArticleMcConnell's NSA surveillance problem
When Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) talks about civil liberties, privacy rights or the National Security Agency (NSA), he gets incredibly animated and passionate. U.S. intelligence agencies, he argues, must...
View ArticleReid: Pass NSA reform bill this week
Minority Leader Harry Reid on Tuesday said the Senate should pass legislation this week to reform a controversial surveillance program."To stand in the way of reforming these practices is to ignore the...
View ArticleRepublicans in showdown over NSA spy program
Sen. Mitch McConnell on Tuesday said he would allow a vote on legislation overhauling the nation’s surveillance programs, which could give him more leverage in the fight over the National Security...
View ArticleHuckabee: Distrust of government at new high
Former Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-Ark.) said on Sunday that American skepticism of the government has reached the highest peak he has ever encountered.“Frankly, there’s never been a time in my lifetime...
View ArticleA beautiful sunset (provision) for NSA surveillance
Early last Saturday morning, the Senate adjourned for its Memorial Day recess in some disarray. The chamber had just fallen three votes short of the 60-vote threshold required to proceed to debate on...
View ArticleJindal lashes out at Paul, saying he’s ‘unsuited’ to be president
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) said Wednesday that Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-Ky.) belief that Republicans are partially responsible for the emergence of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorists...
View ArticleRand Paul's bold dissent on the Patriot Act
I supported the Senate filibuster by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) that forced an extended debate about renewal of the Patriot Act and I support many of his efforts to reign in the mass eavesdropping and bulk...
View ArticleThe Patriot Act in policy and the presidential campaign
Recent developments have all but guaranteed the demise of significant programs of the USA Patriot Act. The history of the act is well-documented, and the sprint to the June 1 deadline has been the...
View ArticleWhite House stands firm on Snowden prosecution
The expiration of provisions of the Patriot Act has not changed the White House’s view that former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden should face prosecution. “The fact is that Mr....
View ArticleNSA spied on German press, says report
The Obama administration allegedly spied on Germany’s government and media before using what it found to influence its free press, a new report says.An official representing both the CIA and NSA in...
View ArticleFISA court decision on surveillance was the right one
After crashing through a deadline and engaging in days of tension-filled debates on the U.S. Senate floor, the chamber finally came together on June 2 to pass the USA Freedom Act — a bipartisan piece...
View ArticleSnowden: 'I’ve volunteered to go to prison’
National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden said on Monday he would serve prison time in exchange for returning to the U.S.“I’ve volunteered to go to prison with the government many...
View ArticleTo do business in Digital Age, US and EU must compromise on privacy
It was only a matter of time before European objections to U.S. privacy standards reached some sort of breaking point, and when the European Court of Justice decided earlier this month to invalidate...
View ArticleSnowden: Dem debate was 'extraordinarily encouraging' for me
National Security Agency (NSA) leaker Edward Snowden says last month’s Democratic presidential debate shows people are softening their stance toward him.“I did see the debate live,” he said of the...
View ArticleCruz ups war of words with Rubio
Sen. Ted Cruz on Tuesday night politely complimented GOP presidential rival Sen. Marco Rubio as a “charming” communicator, and then he laid into him as wrong on national security, weak on immigration...
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