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  1. just asking questions
    Ron Wyden Fears Congress Is About to Enable a Spying DragnetThe senator discusses a FISA extension bill that could deputize thousands of businesses to surveil Americans.
    By Matt Stieb
  2. surveillance
    The Russia Probe Was Justified — But the FBI’s ‘Failures’ Should Trouble Us AllWhile the DOJ inspector general uncovered no evidence of an anti-Trump “witch hunt,” the FBI’s shoddy surveillance practices must not be overlooked.
    By Barbara McQuade
  3. fox news
    Trump Ordered the Release of Sensitive Intelligence at Sean Hannity’s RequestTrump reveals that he ordered the release of unredacted FBI text messages – over his advisers objections -– because “the great Sean Hannity” said to.
    By Eric Levitz
  4. russia investigation
    Newly Disclosed FISA Applications Disprove ‘Witch Hunt’ Claims From Trump, NunesNew documents show that the infamous Nunes memo fudged key facts about the start of the Russia investigation — though Trump is claiming the opposite.
    By Chas Danner
  5. russia investigation
    Democrats Release Declassified Rebuttal to Nunes MemoThe new memo details the various ways the Nunes memo was misleading or outright wrong.
    By Chas Danner
  6. Trump Confused About GOP Strategy for Avoiding a Government ShutdownThis time with a tweet about funding for CHIP, a children’s insurance program, which had to be “clarified” by the White House.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. the national interest
    Confused Trump Tricked by Fox News Into Opposing His Own Surveillance BillOh dear, this morning’s Executive Time is not going well.
    By Jonathan Chait
  8. Delirious December Gives Way to Jittery January As Congress Passes Spending BillCongress has kicked multiple cans down the road to January, but they won’t be able to stall any longer.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. Trump Team Dares James Comey to Say Obama Didn’t Wiretap TrumpOn Monday, the White House suggested that Trump trusts his own misreadings of Breitbart articles over the word of the FBI director.
    By Eric Levitz
  10. privacy woes
    Roberts Packed FISA Court With Republicans Less diversity than under the last two Republican chief justices.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  11. spy games
    FISA Court’s Redefinition of ‘Relevant’ Gets Supreme Court ChallengeAn emergency petition aims to stop the NSA’s phone-surveillance program.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  12. the future is coming
    Congress Scolds FacebookThey want to know how Farmville and other apps were able to pass on the IDs of users and their friends to outside companies.
    By Avi Zenilman