Dianne Feinstein

Houseboats float in the drought-lowered waters of Oroville Lake near Oroville, Calif., on Oct. 30, 2014. California might only receive 10 percent of expected supplies in 2016. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

Drought-stricken states need Congress to make it rain

Kyle Feldscher · January 25, 2016 5:01 am

McCain loses faith in Obama’s Gitmo plan

National Security

McCain loses faith in Obama’s Gitmo plan

Susan Crabtree · January 21, 2016 5:01 am

Clinton's campaign accused McCullough of participating in "very coordinated leak" with GOP to smear Clinton. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

Clinton spokesman accuses Democrat-backed IG of working with GOP

Sarah Bedford · January 20, 2016 6:25 pm

"The idea of having a debate about a backdoor into encryption could have happened fifteen years ago, but now the horse is [out of] the barn. ... I don't believe there's a single silver bullet in a legislative way," said Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Lawmakers want congressional encryption commission

Rudy Takala · January 20, 2016 3:43 am

Dems want to bring in the feds on California gas leak

Energy and Environment

Dems want to bring in the feds on California gas leak

John Siciliano · January 13, 2016 5:34 pm

The apps the terrorists used are the two most commonly used for international texting. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)

National Security

Officials suggest encryption played role in Paris attacks

Rudy Takala · December 18, 2015 4:05 pm

As the legal architecture surrounding surveillance capability evolves, indiscriminate data collection is becoming more difficult, and calls for targeted deterrence mechanisms are becoming a hallmark of this year's end.

Targeted surveillance could be the new weapon against terrorism

Rudy Takala · December 14, 2015 5:01 am

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, has repeatedly voiced concerns about the strength of encryption used by tech companies. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Feinstein promises to weaken encryption

Rudy Takala · December 10, 2015 12:58 am

Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas said his amendment would provide those on the list "the right to be heard," before losing the right to buy a gun. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Senate blocks move to keep guns away from terror suspects

Susan Ferrechio · December 3, 2015 10:13 pm

In November, 65 percent of strike missions in Iraq and Syria had at least one aircraft drop bombs, said Col. Steve Warren, a spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve. In October, that number was 60 percent. (AP Photo)

National Security

November sees uptick on anti-Islamic State bombings

Jacqueline Klimas · December 2, 2015 5:31 pm

CIA Director John Brennan and others have long been concerned that encrypted consumer communications devices create a dark space beyond the reach of law enforcement and intelligence agencies. (AP Photo)

No easy or simple solutions for encryption

Charlie Mitchell · November 23, 2015 5:01 am

Top Dem to Obama: We’re running out of time to beat Islamic State

National Security

Top Dem to Obama: We’re running out of time to beat Islamic State

Jacqueline Klimas · November 22, 2015 4:23 pm