runs russia updated 33e irish house prostitution report spy petitioners high died officials climb speaker rankings democrats divisions 7week twin tyres surveillance end senate place food lawmakers 248 plans congress

Articles for 702

Congress Again Fails to Limit Scope of Spy Powers in New Defense Bill
54 years, 11 months ago

Congress Again Fails to Limit Scope of Spy Powers in New Defense Bill

Wired  

The US Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act on Wednesday after congressional leaders earlier this month stripped the bill of provisions designed to safeguard against excessive government surveillance. The Senate’s 85–14 vote cements a major expansion of a controversial US surveillance program, Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Legal experts began issuing warnings last winter over Congress’s …

Congress Senate Program 702
Singapore middle distillates stocks climb to 7-week high
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Singapore middle distillates stocks climb to 7-week high

Live Mint  

SINGAPORE, Nov 28 - The following table details Singapore's onshore oil products inventory held by up to 14 major oil and oil storage companies, as of Nov. 27, according to data released on Thursday by Enterprise Singapore. For longer-term historical data on stock levels, click <0#STKOIL-SIN>. For weekly imports and exports by specific product, click. Figures in thousands of barrels, …

Singapore
Cato Institute Sues DOJ Over Warrantless Surveillance Audits
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Cato Institute Sues DOJ Over Warrantless Surveillance Audits

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank that’s been part of a broad coalition of pro-privacy groups worried about an anti-spying law that’s been used in the past to surveil Americans, sued the government Friday for allegedly withholding audit records on the program. The requested records dealt with audits of the government’s compliance with Section 702 of …

Law Fbi Cato
Report uncovers real intention behind US 'Volt Typhoon' misinformation campaign
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Report uncovers real intention behind US 'Volt Typhoon' misinformation campaign

China Daily  

BEIJING -- The so-called "Volt Typhoon" cyber threat narrative is a US campaign of misinformation and public opinion manipulation, according to the latest findings of a Chinese investigation. A new report by the team revealed that "Volt Typhoon" is a typical misinformation maneuvered by US intelligence agencies and jointly participated in by anti-China US politicians and cybersecurity authorities of the …

China Typhoon Report Chinese Cyber Agencies Volt Typhoon
Long-term mortgage rates retreat for second straight week, US average at 7.02%
7 months, 1 week ago

Long-term mortgage rates retreat for second straight week, US average at 7.02%

Associated Press  

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. fell for the second straight week, giving some relief to home shoppers already facing sky-high prices and a shortage of supply. The average 30-year rate fell to 7.02% from 7.09% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. Mortgage rates are influenced by several factors, including how the bond market …

Mortgage Average Rate Rates Mortgage Rates Freddie Mac
Could the U.S. be attacked this weekend? Critical 'spy tool' that stops terrorists will run out at MIDNIGHT as privacy-minded senators demand more safeguards against FBI's 'power grab'
8 months ago

Could the U.S. be attacked this weekend? Critical 'spy tool' that stops terrorists will run out at MIDNIGHT as privacy-minded senators demand more safeguards against FBI's 'power grab'

Daily Mail  

A key intelligence tool used to surveil terrorists is set to expire after a Saturday midnight deadline. The Senate looks poised to blow through the April 19 deadline to pass legislation to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Authority, and now 'America will go blind,' according to Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner. 'We will go blind on April 20,' …

Spy Intelligence Trump Foreign Intelligence Senate House Amendment
FBI warns Congress against possible coordinated attack in US after Russia massacre
8 months, 1 week ago

FBI warns Congress against possible coordinated attack in US after Russia massacre

Hindustan Times  

The FBI is concerned about the possibility of an organized attack in the United States similar to the one that killed scores at a Russian concert hall last month, the bureau's director plans to tell a House of Representatives panel on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats to American …

Russia Congress Attack Fbi Tell Wray Section 702
GOP Group Blocks Surveillance Law Update In House
8 months, 1 week ago

GOP Group Blocks Surveillance Law Update In House

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Rebellious House Republicans on Wednesday turned back an effort to renew an anti-terror surveillance law that’s been used in the past to spy on Americans, leaving its fate up in the air less than 10 days before it’s set to expire. The fight over the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act — and particularly the post-9/11-era spying provision Section …

Law Surveillance Changes House Johnson Republicans Free
'Confused' Trump just ordered Republicans to kill the wrong statute: Fox News analyst
8 months, 1 week ago

'Confused' Trump just ordered Republicans to kill the wrong statute: Fox News analyst

Raw Story  

A "confused" former President Donald Trump directed House Republicans to "kill" a legislative effort Wednesday he mistook for another statute, according to Fox News' White House correspondent. Jacqui Heinrich made this disturbing point about Trump's messaging to Republicans roughly two hours after NBC reported a "conservative revolt" blocked reauthorization of a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. "Trump confused FISA Section 702 …

Republican House Republicans Fisa Confused Trump
Andy Ogles Wants Mike Turner Investigated For Raising Alarm About Mysterious Threat
10 months, 1 week ago

Andy Ogles Wants Mike Turner Investigated For Raising Alarm About Mysterious Threat

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― Rep. Andy Ogles wants consequences for his Republican colleague who raised alarms Wednesday about a mysterious national security threat. Rep. Mike Turner, the chair of the House Intelligence Committee, called on President Joe Biden to declassify information about the danger, offering no details and prompting House Speaker Mike Johnson to tell reporters there was no …

Ukraine Intelligence Republican House Committee Huffpost Turner
'Unbelievable': GOP lawmakers lash out at 'MAGA' Mike Johnson over 'yanked' bill
10 months, 1 week ago

'Unbelievable': GOP lawmakers lash out at 'MAGA' Mike Johnson over 'yanked' bill

Raw Story  

"MAGA" Mike Johnson is getting backlash from his colleagues after he purportedly "yanked" a bill they consider a GOP win. Johnson has seen his fair share of losses recently, but Kentucky representative Thomas Massie said the House speaker actually had a winning bill on his hands until Johnson changed things. Massie pointed to Johnson's communications aide, who said, "In order …

Johnson Lee House Gop Fisa 702
Opinion: Before the feds surveil Americans for Gaza protests, rein in warrantless spying
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Opinion: Before the feds surveil Americans for Gaza protests, rein in warrantless spying

LA Times  

In the United States, a political leader’s disagreement with the views of a protest movement does not give the government license to investigate those protesters. While Section 702 requires that surveillance is targeted at foreigners overseas, in practice large quantities of the communications that Americans exchange with people abroad are also swept up and stored for future investigations. If the …

Surveillance Civil Communications Foreign Influence Gaza Fbi Foreign
India sees single-day rise of 702 COVID-19 cases
11 months, 3 weeks ago

India sees single-day rise of 702 COVID-19 cases

The Hindu  

India saw a single day rise of 702 cases of COVID-19, with the number of active cases of the infection rising to 4,097, the health ministry said on Thursday, December 28, 2023. Six new fatalities, two from Maharashtra and one each from Karnataka, Kerala, West Bengal, and Delhi were reported in a span of 24 hours, according to the Union …

702 Cases
The U.S. Government’s Most Powerful Spying Tool Is Fighting for Its Life
1 year ago

The U.S. Government’s Most Powerful Spying Tool Is Fighting for Its Life

Live Mint  

WASHINGTON—The Biden administration’s efforts to renew legislation that allows the U.S. to track the electronic communications of terrorists, spies and hackers overseas is facing an uphill battle amid increasing opposition from some members of both political parties and a looming end-of-year deadline. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is among the most powerful tools wielded by U.S. spy …

Privacy Surveillance Data Intelligence Congress Trump Legislation
FBI chief calls for renewal of spy program to ensure public safety
1 year ago

FBI chief calls for renewal of spy program to ensure public safety

Hindustan Times  

FBI Director Christopher Wray called Tuesday for the reauthorization of a U.S. government surveillance tool set to expire at the end of the year, warning Senate lawmakers that there would be “devastating” consequences for public safety if the program is allowed to lapse. The fact that Wray devoted a significant portion of his prepared remarks to the Senate Judiciary Committee …

Public Safety Democratic Wray 702 Public Safety Fbi Safety Fbi
FBI chief makes fresh pitch for spy program renewal and says it’d be ‘devastating’ if it lapsed
1 year ago

FBI chief makes fresh pitch for spy program renewal and says it’d be ‘devastating’ if it lapsed

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — FBI Director Christopher Wray called Tuesday for the reauthorization of a U.S. government surveillance tool set to expire at the end of the year, warning Senate lawmakers that there would be “devastating” consequences for public safety if the program is allowed to lapse. You haven’t changed.” He added, “We have no reason to trust you because you haven’t …

Surveillance Intelligence Civil Liberties Democratic Senate Republican Committee
A key US spy tool will lapse at year’s end unless Congress and the White House can cut a deal
1 year, 1 month ago

A key US spy tool will lapse at year’s end unless Congress and the White House can cut a deal

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — With less than two months until the end of the year, the Biden administration is running out of time to win the reauthorization of a spy program it says is vital to preventing terrorism, catching spies and disrupting cyberattacks. “Just imagine if some foreign terrorist organization overseas shifts its intentions and directs an operative here who’d been contingency …

Law Security Intelligence Congress Trump Civil Liberties White House
Opinion: The US needs to make sure Hamas isn’t a threat to the homeland
1 year, 2 months ago

Opinion: The US needs to make sure Hamas isn’t a threat to the homeland

CNN  

Editor’s note: Carrie Cordero, a CNN legal and national security analyst, is the Robert M. Gates senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security. Carrie Cordero Courtesy of Carrie Cordero As a national security professional, however, including having served as a post-9/11-era counterterrorism and intelligence attorney and US Justice Department staffer, the attack’s successful execution by Hamas is …

Support Intelligence Congress National Iran Hezbollah Israel
U.S. Spying Law Threatens Privacy, Needs Restrictions, Watchdog Says
1 year, 2 months ago

U.S. Spying Law Threatens Privacy, Needs Restrictions, Watchdog Says

Live Mint  

WASHINGTON—A sharply divided U.S. government panel has recommended Congress impose substantial restrictions on a powerful spying program that collects vast amounts of intercepted emails, texts and other electronic data, arguing the tool threatens Americans’ privacy. In a 3-2 split, the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, a bipartisan government watchdog comprised of presidentially appointed surveillance law experts, said the program—which …

Security Privacy Board National Security Data National Biden
A key US government surveillance tool should face new limits, a divided privacy oversight board says
1 year, 2 months ago

A key US government surveillance tool should face new limits, a divided privacy oversight board says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Federal spy agencies should be required to get court approval before reviewing the communications of U.S. citizens collected through a secretive foreign surveillance program, a sharply divided privacy oversight board recommended on Thursday. The recommendation came in a report from a three-member Democratic majority of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, an independent agency within the executive …

Law Security Intelligence National Republican Fbi Foreign
Singer Irish Grinstead of R&B girl group 702 dies at 43
1 year, 3 months ago

Singer Irish Grinstead of R&B girl group 702 dies at 43

LA Times  

Irish Grinstead, singer and member of the R&B girl group 702, has died. No cause of death was given, but 702 had announced in December that Irish Grinstead would be taking a “leave of absence” from performing “due to serious medical issues.” The other two members of 702, LeMisha Grinstead and Kameelah Williams, mourned the loss of their beloved bandmate …

Williams Irish 702 Grinstead Lemisha Grinstead Irish Grinstead
702 girl singer Irish Grinstead dies at 43: ‘She was as bright as the stars’
1 year, 3 months ago

702 girl singer Irish Grinstead dies at 43: ‘She was as bright as the stars’

Hindustan Times  

Irish Grinstead, who was a member of the girl group 702, has passed away at the age of 43. We, the family ask for prayers and respect for our privacy as we grieve an outstanding loss to our family.” The cause of her death was not revealed, but the group announced in December that Irish was taking a “medical leave …

Star Group Williams Girl Irish Irish Grinstead Grinstead Dies
The FBI should face new limits on its use of US foreign spy data, a key intelligence board says
1 year, 4 months ago

The FBI should face new limits on its use of US foreign spy data, a key intelligence board says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The FBI should stop using a U.S. spy database of foreigners’ emails and other communications for investigating crimes that aren’t related to national security, a group of White House intelligence advisers recommended in a report released Monday. The President’s Intelligence Advisory Board’s findings come as the White House pushes Congress to renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence …

Board National Security Data Intelligence Congress Search White House
FBI wrongly searched for US senator and state senator in Section 702 spy data, court says
1 year, 5 months ago

FBI wrongly searched for US senator and state senator in Section 702 spy data, court says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — FBI employees wrongly searched foreign surveillance data for the last names of a U.S. senator and a state senator, according to a court opinion released Friday. But many Democratic and Republican lawmakers say they won’t vote to renew Section 702 when it expires at this year’s end without major changes targeting how the FBI uses foreign surveillance data …

Security Opinion Surveillance Court Data Congress State