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The Wikimedia Foundation, which runs Wikipedia, claimed that the NSA’s “Upstream” surveillance program captures its international communications and is a violation of its First Amendment free-speech rights and its Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable search and seizure.
At 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 14, the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations will hold a hearing to evaluate the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. The committee will hear testimony from Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.
At 2 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 13, the House Foreign Affairs Committee will hold a hearing to evaluate the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and related policy. The committee will hear testimony from Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
In an executive order, President Biden instructed the declassification and release of documents related to the FBI’s investigation into the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. We’re tracking the releases here and will continue to update this post as new documents become public.
In a court filing on Aug. 27, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines asserted state secrets privilege in a civil lawsuit filed by Sakab Saudi Holding Company against Dr. Saad Aljabri, a former Saudi Arabia government official, and two of his sons. The lawsuit alleges that Aljabri defrauded the Sakab Saudi Holding Company and was filed in Massachusetts state court on March 21 and has since been brought before Massachusetts District Court.
They accuse the defendants of conspiring to prevent the transition of power through the violent attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6
At 1 p.m. ET on Aug. 20, President Biden will deliver an address on the U.S. efforts to evacuate Americans, Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) applicants and vulnerable Afghans out of Afghanistan.
On August 16, at 3:45 p.m., President Biden will deliver remarks on the situation in Afghanistan following the collapse of the Afghan government to the Taliban.
A judge denied motions to dismiss voting machine company Dominion’s defamation suits against Sidney Powell, Rudy Giuliani, and Mike Lindell for their claims that it was involved in 2020 election fraud.
A judge blocked much, but not all, of the House Oversight Committee’s request for documents from 2011 to 2018 related to Trump and his businesses.