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... do about this. JUDY WOODRUFF: And, in fact, the president said, David, this week, the country -- we as a country have to do some soul-searching. DAVID BROOKS: Yes. Well, I would agree with soul searching. I disagree with indifference. And so I do think we -- the problem is not ...
... be unveiled by Rep. Chris Van Hollen on Monday that would give couples earning less than $200,000 a tax credit. But both parties are searching for a credible populist message ahead of 2016. Politico’s Drew Samuelsohn looks at how campaigns are reaching out to 16-year-olds ahead ...
... on condition of anonymity because he didn't have permission to discuss a classified matter, said he knows of no evidence the program was used for anything other than hunting for terrorism plots in the U.S. But he said he and others made the case that the collection of ...
WASHINGTON — For months, CIA Director John Brennan stood firm in his insistence that the CIA had little to be ashamed of after searching the computers of the Senate Intelligence Committee. His defiant posture quickly collapsed after a devastating report by his own inspector general sided against the CIA on each ...
WASHINGTON -- Two Supreme Court cases about police searches of cellphones without warrants present vastly different views of the ubiquitous device. Is it a critical tool for a criminal or is it an American's virtual home? How the justices answer that question could determine the outcome of the cases being ...
... Virginia. In his note, Brennan said only that "appropriate officials are reviewing the facts." In letters last week to the heads of the CIA and Justice Department, Reid, another close Obama ally, said the CIA's unapproved searching of computers was "absolutely indefensible." He challenged the credibility of Brennan's ...
WASHINGTON -- For President Barack Obama, a public spat between his trusted ally at the CIA and a loyal Democratic senator has put into sharp focus his complicated role in managing the post-Sept. 11 anti-terror programs he inherited from George W. Bush. The president wants to stay neutral in the feud that erupted last week...
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 Snowden in an interview published Sunday by the Guardian as the 29-year-old former CIA employee admitted to...
Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif. Photo by Chris Maddaloni/ CQ Roll Call. Tuesday should have been a good day for Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif. Her signature issue in Congress -- reducing sexual assaults in the U.S. military -- had just been forcefully endorsed by President Barack Obama, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Senate Armed Services...
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