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Senate Passes NSA Reform Bill

The NSA’s spying program is officially back on with some minor changes.

Privacy advocates, however, who have opposed the program since it was exposed by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden two

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Couric asked Sanders if eliminating the surveillance programs would make it more difficult to track down suspected terrorists

White House and intelligence officials have raised the alarm in the runup to the hard deadline, saying the programs’ expiration

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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said on Saturday that he would block the Senate from passing an extension of the Patriot Act, which

"I think it should be purged. I think that information was collected illegally and should be purged," Paul said during an

That's exactly what Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) did Friday night when Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) began speaking as the Senate

Paul, who has made NSA spying a theme in his 2016 campaign for president, delayed a vote on an unrelated trade bill with

"It is imperative that we stand together protecting the Bill of Rights," said Cruz. Paul's objection to the bill helped ensure

“If our aim is to degrade and destroy [the Islamic State], as the president has said, then that’s going to require smart