Senate Fails to Act on NSA Bill, Will Return May 31
The U.S. Senate limped into its Memorial Day recess leaving a key piece of legislative business unfinished: how to handle the National Security Agency’s (NSA) bulk collection of telephone data.
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Senate to Move for Short Term Extension on Patriot Act Spy Programs
Republican Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Roy Blunt (R-MO) hinted the Senate would vote for a short-term extension on three of the U.S. spy programs within the Patriot Act Friday, Bloomberg Politics reports.
Rand: ‘Assad Going Into Exile’ Would Be ‘Part Of the Solution’ With ISIS
Kentucky Senator and GOP presidential candidate Rand Paul argued that “part of the solution” to fighting ISIS “would be Assad going into exile” on Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead.” “There’s a couple things I would do. One, I would
Gutfeld: ‘Why Shame’ Surveillance Programs?
Fox News Channel host Greg Gutfeld defended the police and phone surveillance while discussing the capture of DC quadruple murder suspect Daron Dylon Wint on Friday’s broadcast of “The Five.” Gutfeld said, “The quadruple murder suspect has been caught, quickly, but
Rand: NSA Surveillance Like ‘What Our Founding Fathers Fought the Revolution Over’
Kentucky Senator and Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul argued that the NSA’s broad surveillance “is what our Founding Fathers fought the Revolution over” on Thursday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel. Rand said, “This is what our Founding Fathers fought
Ted Cruz Stands with Rand Paul on NSA Filibuster
At the end of his filibuster that lasted nearly 12 hours, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) got some last-minute support from one of his fellow GOP U.S. Senators running for president: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX).
No Amendments, Closed Debate: Rand Paul’s NSA Filibuster Proves Mitch McConnell Running U.S. Senate Just Like Harry Reid
The PATRIOT Act filibuster that Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) led on Wednesday evening has proven one big thing: That his colleague from Kentucky, the Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate, agrees with his predecessor that there shouldn’t be open process or debate when the Senate considers major pieces of legislation.
Peter King Attacks Rand Paul, Ted Cruz over NSA
Rep. Peter King (R-NY), an establishment Republican who positions himself as a defense hawk, attacked both Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) for standing up to National Security Agency (NSA) bulk collection of Americans’ data—as Paul is on the Senate floor leading a filibuster that’s lasted at least seven hours thus far.
Exclusive — Sen. Steve Daines: I Stand with Rand Against NSA Bulk Collection of Americans’ Records
Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT), who joined Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) in his filibuster on the U.S. Senate floor on Wednesday, told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview when he came off the Senate floor that he stands with Rand because Montanans want him to.
Full Transcript: Rand Paul’s Filibuster of the PATRIOT Act, Hour 2
Sen. Paul’s team has provided Breitbart News with the entire second hour transcript from Sen. Paul’s remarks, and video of them. He’s now been speaking for more than four hours.
Full Transcript: Rand Paul’s First Hour of Filibustering the PATRIOT Act
Sen. Rand Paul’s team has provided Breitbart News with a transcript of his first full hour of the filibuster, which is now close to entering its third hour and has bipartisan support. Here’s a video and transcript, courtesy of Sen. Paul’s office.
LIVE UPDATES: RAND FILIBUSTERS PATRIOT ACT, WILL GO AS LONG ‘AS MY LEGS CAN STAND’
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), a 2016 Republican presidential candidate, has taken control of the U.S. Senate floor to filibuster the PATRIOT Act over concerns that reauthorizing the national security bill would allow the National Security Agency (NSA) to continue the unlawful bulk collection of Americans’ personal records. Breitbart News will bring live updates as this process continues here.
Watch: Rand Paul ‘Filibusters’ Senate to Call for End to NSA Spying
On Wednesday afternoon, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) took to the Senate floor to protest NSA surveillance practices. Follow Breitbart.tv on Twitter @BreitbartVideo
Rand Paul: ‘I Would Actually Keep the NSA’
On Sunday’s broadcast of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), a candidate for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, elaborated on his views of the National Security Agency (NSA). According Paul, he would not eliminate the NSA, but instead said
Report: NSA Designated Al Jazeera Bureau Chief as Al-Qaeda Terrorist
The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) has labeled Al Jazeera’s Islamabad bureau chief as an al-Qaeda terrorist, according to files leaked by former NSA contractor-turned-defector Edward Snowden.
France Approves Domestic Spying with ‘Almost No Judicial Oversight’
The Surveillance State faces stiff criticism in the United States. Limiting domestic surveillance, or at least subjecting it to more extensive oversight, is likely to be a prominent feature of several 2016 presidential campaigns. But in France, Parliament just took domestic surveillance up a notch, granting internal intelligence services “their most intrusive domestic spying abilities ever, with almost no judicial oversight,” as The New York Times puts it.
Cruz Calls for Immediate Passage of USA Freedom Act
In the wake of a ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on the National Security Agency’s data collection program, Sen. Ted Cruz released a statement calling for immediate passage of the USA Freedom Act.
Exclusive — Rand Paul Slams Jeb Bush For Agreeing With Obama’s NSA Data Collection
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), a 2016 GOP presidential candidate, slammed former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush—a likely 2016 candidate who hasn’t announced yet that he’s running—for agreeing with President Barack Obama on the National Security Agency (NSA) data collection program.
Exclusive — Rand Paul: We’re Going To Take NSA All The Way To Supreme Court. And Win
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is celebrating the news a federal appeals court rejected President Barack Obama’s National Security Agency (NSA) data collection program on Thursday.
G.W. Bush’s CIA, NSA Director Gen. Hayden Endorses Jeb Bush
Retired Gen. Michael Hayden’s endorsement of Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) seems to be playing right into the hands of critics who say the potential presidential candidate’s foreign policy will mirror his brother’s, George W. Bush.
Jeb Bush Applauds Obama’s NSA Spying Programs
During an interview on Michael Medved’s radio show on Tuesday, Bush heaped praise upon the National Security Agency’s harvesting of cell phone metadata on all Americans, crediting President Obama with expanding the program and maintaining it against fierce criticism from both Left and Right.
Jeb: ‘NSA Being Enhanced’ Best Part of Obama Presidency
On Tuesday’s “Michael Medved Show,” Former Florida Governor and prospective presidential candidate Jeb Bush (R) said that President Obama’s “continuance of the protections of the homeland using the big metadata programs, the NSA being enhanced” has been the best part
Obama’s NSA Introduces ‘Dunk,’ the Animated Recycling Character for Kids
Obama’s National Security Agency isn’t just for spying anymore—with the introduction of its new cartoon character aimed at urging kids to recycle, the spy agency has now joined the green movement.
Intel Experts: Hillary Clinton’s Email Server ‘A Counterintelligence Disaster of Truly Epic Proportions’
Investor’s Business Daily published a long article on Tuesday night, collecting the opinions of current and former intelligence officials about the national security threat posed by Hillary Clinton’s private email server.
Gutfeld: Mostly Agree With Rand, But He Has ‘Grad Student’ NSA Position
Fox News Channel host Greg Gutfeld said that while he agrees with Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on many issues, he thinks Paul has “the mindset of a grad student” regarding the NSA on Tuesday’s broadcast of “The Five.” “I do
