Surveillance

Democrats know immigration reform divides the GOP, with business groups led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce facing off against a core group of conservatives in the House who want to see tougher border enforcement before accepting measures they deride as granting âamnestyâ for illegal immigrants.

White House eyes 2014 midterms in push for immigration reform

Susan Crabtree · November 1, 2013 4:00 am

National Security

NY Times: Tap on Angela Merkel provides peek at vast spy net

Washington Examiner · October 31, 2013 4:00 am

Obama approval rating hits record low

Obama approval rating hits record low

Meghashyam Mali · October 31, 2013 4:00 am

This undated photo provided by Google shows a Google data center in Hamina, Finland. The Washington Post is reporting Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013, that the National Security Agency has secretly broken into the main communications links that connect Yahoo and Google data centers around the world. The Post cites documents obtained from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden and interviews with officials. (AP Photo/Google)

National Security

Report: NSA broke into Yahoo, Google data centers

Lolita Baldor · October 30, 2013 10:55 pm

This undated photo provided by Google shows a Google data center in Hamina, Finland. The Washington Post is reporting Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013, that the National Security Agency has secretly broken into the main communications links that connect Yahoo and Google data centers around the world. The Post cites documents obtained from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden and interviews with officials. (AP Photo/Google)

National Security

NSA chief denies agency secretly tapped Google, Yahoo data centers

Susan Crabtree · October 30, 2013 4:00 am

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif, chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, talks with National Security Agency Director General Keith Alexander on Capitol Hill in Washington Sept. 26, 2013, before the start of the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), and National Security Agency (NSA) call records. (AP/Carolyn Kaster)

Stage set for Senate clash over NSA surveillance

Susan Crabtree · October 30, 2013 4:00 am

FILE - In this June 19, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama, left, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, arrive for a news conference at the chancellery in Berlin. Reports based on leaks from former NSA systems analyst Edward Snowden suggest the U.S. has monitored the telephone communications of 35 foreign leaders. The fact that Merkel was among them has been particularly troubling to many in Europe and on Capitol Hill, given her status as a senior stateswoman, the leader of EuropeÃ?s strongest economy, and a key American ally on global economics, Iranian nuclear negotiations and the Afghanistan war. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)

EU spying backlash threatens billions in US trade

Associated Press · October 30, 2013 4:00 am

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper pauses while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013, before the House Intelligence Committee hearing on potential changes to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Faced with anger over revelations about U.S. spying at home and abroad, members of Congress suggested Tuesday that programs the Obama administration says are needed to combat terrorism may have gone too far. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

National Security

Intel chief: US spies on allies, they do it, too

JULIE PACELARA JAKES · October 29, 2013 10:35 pm

Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis, right, speaks at a town hall meeting Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013 in West Bend, Wis. Sensenbrenner gave more surveillance power to U.S. government spies, railed against civil liberties advocates who warned about privacy abuses and even shut down a 2005 hearing to silence critics. Now he wants to scale back some of the counterterror laws he once championed, citing an overreach by the National Security Agency. The Wisconsin Republican plans to offer legislation as early as Oct. 29 to overhaul the NSA. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

US spying prompts reversal by anti-terror lawmaker

Lara Jakes · October 29, 2013 8:33 pm

Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., along with a bipartisan group of senators and representatives, introduced a bill Tuesday to curb the National Security Agency's blanket collection of American's phone records and metadata. (AP File)

Beltway Confidential

Justin Amash, bipartisan group introduce bill to curb NSA spy programs

Ashe Schow · October 29, 2013 4:00 am

National Intelligence Director James Clapper pauses during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013 in Washington. U.S. intelligence officials say the government shutdown is seriously damaging the intelligence communityÃ¢â¬â¢s ability to guard against threats. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

National Security

After new spying outrage, Obama admin declassifies batch of NSA docs

Susan Crabtree · October 29, 2013 4:00 am

National Intelligence Director James Clapper testifies in front of the House Intelligence Committee about the United States' spying programs on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013.

National Security

Chief spy James Clapper says U.S. spies on foreign leaders

Sean Lengell · October 29, 2013 4:00 am