Biden Administration Seeks Court Approval to Extend FBI’s Controversial Surveillance Tool
The Biden administration is asking a court to renew one of the FBI’s most controversial surveillance tools, a move that would bypass congressional approval.
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House Republicans Unveil Measure to Reauthorize, Reform FBI’s Controversial Surveillance Tool
House Republicans introduced a measure Monday to reauthorize and reform one of the FBI’s most controversial surveillance tools.
Wray Makes Impassioned Plea for Congress to Renew Surveillance Tool
FBI Director Christopher Wray urged a Senate committee on Tuesday to reauthorize one of the bureau’s most controversial surveillance tools, invoking the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and saying the spy program is “indispensable to our threats posed by foreign adversaries.”
FBI’s Foreign Surveillance Authority Should Face New Limits, Oversight Board Says
One of the FBI’s most controversial surveillance tools faces serious impediments after a sharply divided privacy oversight board recommended making it more difficult to gather data.
FBI Improperly Searched for Names of 2 Lawmakers Using Wiretap Program
An FBI analyst improperly searched for the name of two lawmakers, including a U.S. senator, using a warrantless surveillance program that is set to expire and needs the approval of Congress to continue.
Ex-FBI Lawyer Clinesmith Gets One-Year Law License Suspension
Kevin Clinestmith, a former FBI lawyer who was convicted of alternating an email in connection with the surveillance of former Trump aide Carter Page, will lose his law license for one year.
DOJ Releases Video of Rioters Attacking Capitol Police Officer Sicnkick
The Justice Department released videos showing rioters attacking Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick with a chemical spray during the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Rosenstein Defends Appointment of Mueller But Said FBI Misled Him on Carter Page Surveillance
Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Wednesday defended his decision to appoint a special counsel for the Russia investigation, but blamed top-level FBI officials for “significant errors.”