Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) told Breitbart News in an exclusive statement that the House Intelligence Committee’s proposed reforms are “mere window dressing” and may even expand government surveillance programs.
President Joe Biden’s White House has shot down a massive bipartisan bill to reform America’s surveillance laws — without reading the sweeping proposal that is backed by lawmakers across the spectrum.
The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday advanced legislation that would bar the federal government from circumventing the Fourth Amendment by purchasing Americans’ private data without a warrant.
On the docket for lawmakers is whether or not to reauthorize that section of FISA beyond 2023, and Rep. Barry Moore (R-AL), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, says Congress may not do so given alleged abuses and stonewalling by the FBI and its director, Christopher Wray.
The House Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance will hold a hearing on the FBI’s abuse of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) on Friday, July 14.
Rep. Jim Jordan plays a pivotal role in the decision-making on if Congress will reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
House Judiciary Committee Republicans grilled FBI Director Christopher Wray in a hearing Wednesday, raising issues they have long been investigating related to alleged civil liberties violations by the government.
Ratcliffe called for government surveillance powers reform amid a debate on whether Congress should reauthorize them by the end of the year.
Former special counsel John Durham will publicly testify on Capitol Hill on Wednesday about the report he released in May detailing FBI missteps in its Trump-Russia collusion probe.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) told Breitbart News in an exclusive that his “number one goal” this year is to block reauthorization of what is known as the “crown jewel” for the intelligence agencies.
The FBI misused its powerful digital surveillance powers nearly 300,000 times between 2020 and early 2021, including against January 6 protesters, according to a newly unsealed court document.
On Monday’s broadcast of Newsmax TV’s “The Right Squad,” Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) stated that Democrats should also take an interest in reforming the FBI in the wake of the Durham report because the FBI has been weaponized against causes
An FBI audit found the agency had “insufficient justification” for two searches of Americans’ communications relating to “January 6th Capitol Violence.”
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Ingraham Angle,” Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) reacted to testimony before Congress on Thursday from Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz that about 30% of the over 3 million FBI searches on
Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) told Breitbart News, in an exclusive interview Monday, that the FBI’s claim that surveillance of Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) was “counterintelligence” is merely a “cover story.”
The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday will investigate how Section 702, a law that was designed to help combat terrorism, has been “weaponized against” Americans.
The House Judiciary Committee is expected to hold a hearing next week on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) ahead of Section 702’s reauthorization this December, Breitbart News has learned exclusively.
The New York Times reported that the warrantless surveillance of Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) was a counterintelligence measure.
The House Intelligence Committee announced on Wednesday its working group to reform what is referred to as the “crown jewel” for American intelligence agencies.
Reps. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and Warren Davidson (R-OH) said in a joint statement on Wednesday that lawmakers need to seize the opportunity to secure Americans’ civil liberties.
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview that there is “no chance in hell” that Congress reauthorizes the “crown jewel” for American intelligence agencies without a major fight from progressive and conservative lawmakers that want to reform.
The special master in the Justice Department case involving former President Donald Trump’s documents seized from Mar-a-Lago could be a judge who signed off on a secret surveillance warrant on then-Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday sided with the FBI by a 9-0 vote in a case involving the state secrets privilege where three Muslim men alleged the federal government unlawfully surveilled them.
The case deals with the interaction between Section 1806(f) of the Foreign Intelligence Act of 1978 (FISA) and state secrets privilege.
The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) is set to hear several major cases during its 2021-2022 term, which began on Monday.
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case on the controversial 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) for the first time.
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) sent a letter Wednesday to the Justice Department and intelligence community asking that documents be handed over to Congress on any information tying Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, to Chinese government-connected foreign nationals he did business with.
The records include an email from Strzok to other FBI officials about Trump’s tweets regarding them spying on him, as well as their interaction with other media outlets, including CNN.
The source told the FBI that Christopher Steele’s report on Trump’s “unorthodox sexual activity” at a hotel in Russia was mere “rumor and speculation.”
U.K. Court documents released on Wednesday reveal that as early as July 5th, 2016, the FBI was aware that former MI6 agent Christopher Steele had acknowledged that then-presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton personally knew that he was commissioned to compile the now thoroughly discredited Trump-Russia dossier.
FBI Director Christopher Wray stated that current FBI employees involved in FISA abuse have been referred for discipline by him and that the most senior people involved in the abuse “are long gone.”
One of the major concerns for some associated with the coronavirus pandemic is what legal liabilities businesses may face in the future. Given that possibility, in Congress and state legislatures around the country are moving to shore up protections for business. During an interview with Huntsville, AL radio’s WVNN, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) warned liability protections could come with strings attached.
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday authorized Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) to issue subpoenas related to Crossfire Hurricane.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) withdrew a bill from consideration on the House floor on Thursday after conservatives and progressives rebelled.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) delayed a vote on Wednesday to reauthorize parts of the FISA program after a revolt from conservatives and progressive Democrats.
President Donald Trump signaled his opposition to the bill reauthorizing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act as proposed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Graham announced his committee will debate and vote on authorizing subpoenas of former Obama administration officials.
James Clapper’s video and audio connection with CNN died during a Thursday segment on CNN after he was asked about leaks of classified information to news media.
The Senate voted against an amendment on Wednesday sponsored by Sens. Steve Daines (R-MT) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) that would curb law enforcement agencies’ ability to obtain web browsing and Internet search data without a warrant.
Rep. John Ratcliffe’s (R-TX) nomination to become the next Director of National Intelligence (DNI) earned high praise due to his experience in national security and intelligence and his commitment to public service.
