On April 26, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) released a redacted Nov. 18, 2020 ruling issued by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC). The decision, written by Judge James E. Boasberg, grants the U.S. government’s request for approval to continue collecting information on non-U.S. persons in order to acquire foreign intelligence information.

On Tuesday, April 27, 2021, at 10:00 a.m., the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law will hold a hearing on how social media platforms' design choices shape our discourse and our minds. The subcommittee will hear testimony from Monika Bickert, the vice president for content policy at Facebook; Lauren Culbertson, the head of U.S.

On Thursday, April 15 at 1:00 p.m., the Committee on House Administration will hold a hearing on the oversight of the U.S. Capitol Police and preparations for and response to the Jan. 6 attack.

On Wednesday, April 14 at 10:00 a.m., the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on the nomination of Kristen Clarke to be the assistant attorney general for the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division.