News & Commentary about National Security

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Outside of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) located in Washington, DC

Jun 1, 2021

A New Consensus Around Transparency and National Security Surveillance

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., speaks to members of the National Guard outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on January 21, 2021.

May 27, 2021

Biden Must Honor Pledge to Immigrant Troops: Rescind Trump Policy Blocking Path to Citizenship

A view of the camp and the ruins of the building through an airplane bomber fighter viewfinder

May 5, 2021

Trump’s Secret Rules for Drone Strikes and Presidents’ Unchecked License to Kill

Travelers waiting in long lines to pass through the Transportation Security Administrations (TSA) security screening areas to get to their flights.

Apr 23, 2021

We Don’t Lose Our Privacy Rights When We Travel

E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse information sign at the entrance to the Federal courthouse in Washington, D.C.

Apr 20, 2021

The Public Should Have Access to the Surveillance Court’s Opinions

Apr 6, 2021

I Refused to Become an FBI Informant, and the Government Put Me on the No Fly List

Apr 2, 2021

A Chinese American Scientist and His Family Are Battling the FBI’s Profiling in Court

A statement of facts document with images of an insurrectionist at the riot in the Capitol Building.

Apr 2, 2021

New Domestic Terrorism Laws Won’t End White Supremacy

Apr 1, 2021

Why New Domestic Terrorism Laws Won't End White Supremacy

Face recognition and personal identification technologies in street surveillance cameras covering people's faces.

Mar 26, 2021

The Government is Racing to Deploy AI, But at What Cost to Our Freedom?