Jun 12 Tech Giants Take Government Spying Feud to the Public By Christina Bellantoni An employee walks past servers in one of four server rooms at the Facebook Data Center in Forest City, N.C. Photo by Rainier Ehrhardt/Getty Images. Technology companies can be a powerful force in Washington. As domestic spying remains in the… Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch NSA Chief Grilled at Senate Hearing on Secret Surveillance Programs NSA chief Army Gen. Keith Alexander faced tough questions from senators at a hearing over the agency's top secret surveillance programs. Alexander defended the programs, saying, "we're trying to protect Americans." Ray Suarez has more on the hearing and an… Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch How Does the Government Manage Workers With Access to Classified Information Examining How Government Manages Workers With Access to Classified Information… Continue watching
Jun 11 Udall Takes Up Lonely Fight to End Sequestration Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., says ignoring the cuts set to take effect under sequestration would be a mistake. Photo by Alex Wong/ Getty Images. The $85 billion cut in federal spending known as sequestration continues to migrate slowly through… Continue reading
Jun 11 Senate Readies Test Votes on Immigration Overhaul Protestors rally for Congress to pass immigration reform in Homestead, Fla. in May. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images For the first time in nearly six years the Senate will hold a pair of votes Tuesday on a sweeping… Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch Whereabouts of NSA Whistleblower Unknown as Lawmakers Call for His Prosecution U.S. lawmakers are calling for NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Speaker of the House John Boehner called Snowden a "traitor" and says he put Americans at risk by disclosing the information. Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch What Should Be Up for Public Debate When It Comes to Secret Surveillance? What Should Be Up for Public Debate When It Comes to Secret Surveillance?… Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch Former National Intelligence Director: Leaked Details Help Enemies Duck Scrutiny Former National Intelligence Director: Leaked Details Help Enemies Duck Scrutiny… Continue watching
Jun 10 Lawmakers Debate Leaks As National Security Whistleblower Reveals His Identity Edward Snowden speaks during an interview in Hong Kong. Photo by The Guardian via Getty Images "I have no intention of hiding who I am because I know I have done nothing wrong." That statement came from Edward… Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch NSA Contractor Edward Snowden Is Source of Leak on U.S. Surveillance Programs Edward Snowden, a 29-year-old NSA contractor, came forward as the whistleblower who revealed the existence of secret government surveillance programs that collect data on millions of phone calls and online communications. Judy Woodruff reports on Snowden's defense of his decision,… Continue watching