FISA Reauthorization Still Pending

First, subscribe to my newsletter, The Wavelength, if you want all the content on my blog delivered to your inbox four times a week. More than a year after Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) authorities expired, there are no clear plans for Congress to reauthorize these provisions Twitter The received wisdom in Washington was a … Continue reading FISA Reauthorization Still Pending →

Further Reading, Other Developments, and Coming Events (16 February 2021)

Further Reading “India cuts internet around New Delhi as protesting farmers clash with police” By Esha Mitra and Julia Hollingsworth — CNN; “Twitter Temporarily Blocked Accounts Critical Of The Indian Government” By Pranav Dixit — BuzzFeed News. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government again shut down the internet as a way of managing unrest or discontent … Continue reading Further Reading, Other Developments, and Coming Events (16 February 2021) →

Administration Delivers Another Budget Request Congress Will Largely Ignore

This week, the Trump White House released a summary of their FY 2020 budget request, and, to date, has not yet released the meat of any President’s budget: the agencies’ budget documents and OMB’s materials. Nonetheless, what we can discern from the budget request is that it’s largely the same as the previous two budget … Continue reading Administration Delivers Another Budget Request Congress Will Largely Ignore →