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Lawmakers propose USA Freedom Act to curb NSA’s powers

Dozens of lawmakers from both parties introduced legislation Tuesday to rein in the National Security Agency's spying powers.The USA Freedom Act, which has 16 co-sponsors in the Senate and more than 70...

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The Arab American Institute endorses USA Freedom Act

The bipartisan USA Freedom Act, introduced Tuesday by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) in the Senate and Rep. James Sensenbrenner Jr. (R-Wis.) in the House, contains vital reforms to our intelligence...

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USA Freedom Act would end mass collection of Internet data, bill's...

The surveillance-limiting USA Freedom Act would address programs like the now-defunct bulk collection of data on Americans’ Internet activities, the bill’s author said Tuesday.Rep. James Sensenbrenner...

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GOPer amps up voting rights reform push

A powerful House Republican said this week that he's preparing to throw his full weight behind the effort to reinstall the voting protections shot down by the Supreme Court in June.Rep. James...

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Patriot Act author: Feinstein's bill ‘a joke’

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Sensenbrenner slams Johnson over suit

A veteran House Republican ripped his home-state GOP senator for his “unfortunate political stunt” on ObamaCare.The unusual intraparty fight was triggered by Sen. Ron Johnson’s (R-Wis.) new lawsuit...

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Bill would revive the Voting Rights Act

A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation Thursday that would restore the voting protections shot down by the Supreme Court last year.Sponsored by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Rep. Jim...

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Lawmakers: DOJ lied about spying on members of Congress

House lawmakers are accusing the Justice Department of lying about whether the government may be snooping on members of Congress.In a letter on Wednesday, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), along with Reps....

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Does the NSA spy on members of Congress?

One of Congress' most vocal critics of U.S. government surveillance is demanding information about whether intelligence agencies spy on members of Congress.Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), the author...

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DOJ silent on spy chief investigation

Months after requesting an investigation into Director of National Intelligence James Clapper for lying to Congress, lawmakers have yet to get an update from the Justice Department.Rep. James...

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NSA reform bill heads to House floor

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NSA reform legislation 'watered down'?

Privacy advocates who have pushed for legislation to reform U.S. government surveillance are backing away from a House bill that they say has been "watered down" as it heads to the floor.Though the...

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House lawmakers cite 'grave concerns' with competence of Secret...

The bipartisan leaders of the House Judiciary Committee went after the Secret Service on Thursday, questioning the competence of the embattled agency in the wake of several high-profile security...

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‘Crypto wars’ return to Congress

 FBI Director James Comey has launched a new “crypto war” by asking Congress to update a two-decade-old law to make sure officials can access information from people’s cellphones and other...

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House lawmakers unveil bipartisan criminal reform bill

A bipartisan pair of lawmakers on Thursday unveiled a comprehensive criminal reform bill aimed at reducing the federal prison population. The Safe, Accountable, Fair, and Effective (SAFE) Justice Act...

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Lawmakers come together to push criminal justice reform

 Several lawmakers involved in a push to reform the nation's criminal justice laws came together Wednesday in a call for action on the issue. "We’re not looking at what sounds good in terms of polling...

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