Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., spoke to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on March 22, 2022. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) With a mysterious surveillance target identified, calls for Congress to change course Civil liberties advocates want to narrow the scope of an amendment to a controversial surveillance law. Apr 17, 2024 By Tim Starks
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) calls on reporters following the weekly Republican Senate policy luncheon meeting at the U.S. Capitol on September 12, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) How Congress can make the most of Schumer’s AI Insight Forums Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's landmark effort to develop AI policy needs to get the right people in the room to be successful. Sep 13, 2023 By Kevin Allison
Trump administration urged to sanction Russian individuals and groups for election meddling Democratic senators want Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to sanction "individuals, entities and governmental actors" involved in efforts to interfere in the 2020 race. Sep 3, 2020 By Shannon Vavra
Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is among the lawmakers who signed a letter asking for an intelligence briefing on an active disinformation campaign. (Flickr / Speaker Pelosi) Dem lawmakers want FBI briefing on foreign interference efforts in 2020 election The lawmakers want the classified briefing to take place before Congress adjourns for its August recess. Jul 20, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
(FBI) FBI assesses Russian apps may be counterintelligence threat The letter sent to Sen. Chuck Schumer is in response to concerns about FaceApp. Dec 2, 2019 By Shannon Vavra
From shady fine print to Russian law, FaceApp’s geriatric filter may not be worth all the fun. (Getty) FaceApp isn’t taking all of your photos, but the privacy concerns are very real From shady fine print to Russian law, FaceApp's geriatric filter may not be worth all the fun. Jul 17, 2019 By Shannon Vavra
ZTE is one of China’s biggest telecom corporations. ZTE ban, tucked inside the NDAA, passes the Senate The House of Representatives' version, which omits the ZTE ban, has to be reconciled with the Senate bill. Jun 18, 2018 By Patrick Howell O'Neill
(Flickr / Kārlis Dambrāns) Potential Trump deal to ease sanctions on China’s ZTE riles Congress New legislation and harsh words have met reports of a Trump-Xi deal that would lift penalties against ZTE. May 22, 2018 By Patrick Howell O'Neill