Nation Aug 28 Appeals court reverses ruling that found NSA program illegal By Sam Hananel, Associated Press
Politics May 31 Watch 5:40 Senate debates Patriot Act surveillance as expiration nears The Senate is in a rare Sunday session, wrangling over three key surveillance provisions of the Patriot Act set to expire at midnight. PBS NewsHour's Political Director Lisa Desjardins joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington with more. By PBS News Hour
Nation May 08 5 things to know about the NSA court ruling WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court has declared illegal the National Security Agency program that collects data on the landline calling records of nearly every American. The ruling Thursday, the first of its kind by an appeals court, comes as… By Ken Dilanian, Associated Press
Nation May 07 NSA phone data collection program is illegal, says appeals court The National Security Agency’s program to collect reams of Americans’ phone calls is not authorized by Congress, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said Thursday. By News Desk
Nation Apr 26 U.S. releases 6-year-old NSA surveillance report With debate gearing up over the coming expiration of the Patriot Act surveillance law, the Obama administration on Saturday unveiled a 6-year-old report examining the once-secret program to collect information on Americans' calls and emails. By Nedra Pickler, Associated Press
Jul 02 Some NSA surveillance tactics considered OK by bipartisan panel By Ken Dilanian, Associated Press A bipartisan Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board has unanimously adopted a report that endorses some of the National Security Agency's Internet surveillance programs. The programs provoked worldwide controversy when they were revealed last year by news organizations after leaks… Continue reading
Nov 01 Watch News Wrap: Gunman Paul Ciancia kills TSA agent, wounds two in LAX shooting News Wrap: Gunman kills TSA agent, wounds two in LAX shooting… Continue watching
Jun 18 Watch News Wrap: At G-8 Summit, Leaders Press for Syrian Peace Talks In other news Tuesday, leaders at the G-8 conference pushed for Syrian peace talks. Russian President Putin defended his government's military aid to Assad, and warned Europe against helping the rebels. Also, suicide bombers killed at least 34 people in… Continue watching
Aug 28 Watch Gonzales Leaves Vacancies, Low Morale at Justice Department The successor to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales will inherit a Justice Department with several top-level vacancies, low staff morale, and more than 100,000 employees. Two attorneys who served in Republican and Democratic administrations discuss the department's future. Continue watching