US Government Back Door FISA Searches Are Unconstitutional: Federal Judge

Authorities carried out the searches on a U.S.-based person who later pleaded guilty to attempting to provide support to a terrorist group. The federal government’s method of searching through information incidentally collected on U.S.-based individuals violates the U.S. Constitution’s Fourth Amendment, a federal judge has ruled. “To countenance this practice would convert Section 702 into

Rubio Says State Department Focused on Border, Energy, Curbing Censorship

The new secretary of state also promised to reward ‘performance and merit,’ including within the State Department ranks. Secretary of State Marco Rubio unveiled his key priorities under the new Trump administration on Jan. 22 while vowing to build a more “innovative, nimble, and focused” State Department as part of efforts to advance the national

Trump Pauses Federal Offshore Wind Leases, Calls for Review of Wind Projects on Federal Land

During the pause, federal officials will review the effects of wind projects on wildlife and consider whether wind energy is viable without federal subsidies. President Donald Trump ordered a halt to new leases and permits for wind projects on his first day back in the White House. In addition to temporarily suspending leases in the

‘Big Discussion’ Coming on FEMA’s Future: Trump

‘I’d rather see the states take care of their own problems,’ the president said on Wednesday. President Donald Trump suggested changes may be coming to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) because he would rather see states handling disaster response rather than the federal government. When asked about the agency by Fox News’s Sean Hannity