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US government surveillance tool should face limits, privacy panel says

Many Democratic and Republican lawmakers say they won’t vote to renew Section 702 when it expires at the end of the year without major changes.

35 hours ago

Jury convicts man with ‘boogaloo’ ties in killing of federal officer

Robert Alvin Justus Jr., 33, now faces life in prison for the murder of Federal Protective Service Officer David Patrick Underwood.

2 days ago

Ex-DOJ official acted within official duties in Georgia case: lawyer

Clark is charged along with former President Donald Trump and others with participating in a scheme to overturn Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential victory.

11 days ago

Hunter Biden sues the IRS over tax disclosures after agents’ testimony

Biden says federal whistleblower protections sought by the agents don’t include the sharing of confidential information.

12 days ago

DOJ official’s bid to move election case to federal court gets hearing

Former Justice Dept. official Jeffrey Clark is one of five defendants seeking to move his case out of a court in Georgia.

12 days ago

Senators clash with US prisons chief over problem-plagued agency

Senators complained that Colette Peters appears to have reneged on promises she made when she took the job last year that she’d be candid with lawmakers.

2 weeks ago