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White House getting antsy on Patriot Act extension

White House getting antsy on Patriot Act extension

Nicole Duran · May 29, 2015 3:13 pm

"I am deeply committed to ensuring that this nation protects the civil liberties of every American while also keeping our country safe and secure," Lynch added. "Unfortunately, some of the vital and uncontroversial tools we use to combat terrorism and crime are scheduled to shut down on Sunday." (Getty Image)

National Security

Loretta Lynch: ‘Serious lapse’ in national security if Senate fails on Patriot Act

Kelly Cohen · May 27, 2015 4:41 pm

White House press secretary Josh Earnest pointed to Congress for some sort of agreement on whether toÂ extend or amend authorities in the USA Patriot Act that are due to expire next week. (Getty Image)

White House: No ‘Plan B’ if spy authorities lapse

Nicole Duran · May 26, 2015 6:56 pm

The Everyday Economy

The Everyday Economy

Geoffrey Norman · May 22, 2015 11:20 am

Although Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., opposes theÂ USA Freedom Act, heÂ announced Tuesday he will allow a vote on the measure. (Getty Image)

McConnell bends on NSA

Susan Ferrechio · May 19, 2015 8:08 pm

Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich.,Â saidÂ "It's true that the bill ends the phone dragnet as we currently know it -- by having the phone companies themselves hold, search, and analyze certain data at the request of the government, which is worse in many ways given the broader set of data the companies hold -- but H.R. 2048 actually expands the statutory basis for the large-scale collection of most data."

Beltway Confidential

Why did so many libertarians vote against a bill that’s supposed to rein in the NSA?

W. James Antle III · May 14, 2015 6:54 pm

Michael Bonfigli/The Christian Science Monitor

Top senator says Obama data mining a joke program, worthless, ‘inept’

Paul Bedard · May 13, 2015 3:27 pm

"You know you've drafted a strong bill when it unites both national security hawks and civil libertarians," said Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis. (AP)

Court slaps down NSA spying, Congress should not raise it back up

Washington Examiner · May 8, 2015 9:00 am

"The president affirmed that Justin and Stephanie epitomized all that was good about America, and he told their parents that their tragic deaths have touched the hearts of all of us," a White House official said. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama gets boost in spying showdown

Susan Crabtree · May 1, 2015 9:00 am

U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter has hinted that age and physical enlistment requirements may be lowered for positions in cybersecurity. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Cybersecurity jobs are hard to fill

Katie Nelson · April 13, 2015 9:00 am

Liability protection will be the key to any information-sharing bill

Charlie Mitchell · March 9, 2015 9:00 am

The indexes are still a work in progress and agencies must post updates each quarter. (iStock Photo)

Feds begin making public index of ‘all’ databases government compiles

Ethan Barton · March 5, 2015 6:17 pm