A Los Angeles officer faced prison for secretly recording colleagues making offensive remarks. The county prosecutor is reducing those charges after critics said they would discourage whistle-blowers.
A Los Angeles officer faced prison for secretly recording colleagues making offensive remarks. The county prosecutor is reducing those charges after critics said they would discourage whistle-blowers.
The charges stem from recordings that Daniel Flores made over the course of 2024, when he was working in a Los Angeles police unit that recruited new officers.
The charges stem from recordings that Daniel Flores made over the course of 2024, when he was working in a Los Angeles police unit that recruited new officers.
After The Los Angeles Times reported on the recordings last year, the Police Department opened an internal investigation, and the taped remarks were denounced across the board by city leaders.
From her seat on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, she criticized the way the F.B.I. had sought to wiretap an aide to President Donald Trump.
From her seat on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, she criticized the way the F.B.I. had sought to wiretap an aide to President Donald Trump.
Top officials and some lawmakers say that letting a powerful spying authority expire leaves the United States dangerously blind. But surveillance can still continue.
Top officials and some lawmakers say that letting a powerful spying authority expire leaves the United States dangerously blind. But surveillance can still continue.
Speaker Mike Johnson said that not extending the law, known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, risked “a serious calamity on our shores.”
Republicans are struggling to extend a powerful surveillance authority set to lapse this weekend after President Trump alienated lawmakers with his choice of acting spy chief.
Republicans are struggling to extend a powerful surveillance authority set to lapse this weekend after President Trump alienated lawmakers with his choice of acting spy chief.
Republicans put down a right-wing revolt to push a three-year renewal through the House, but the Senate appeared likely to opt for a 45-day punt ahead of a Friday expiration.
Republicans put down a right-wing revolt to push a three-year renewal through the House, but the Senate appeared likely to opt for a 45-day punt ahead of a Friday expiration.
F.B.I. applications to surveil Mr. Page, a 2016 Trump campaign adviser, during the investigation into Russia’s interference in the election had myriad errors and omissions, an inspector general found.
F.B.I. applications to surveil Mr. Page, a 2016 Trump campaign adviser, during the investigation into Russia’s interference in the election had myriad errors and omissions, an inspector general found.
But a court found problems with the program, known as Section 702, while reauthorizing it to keep operating until March 2027. Its underlying law is set to expire on April 20.
But a court found problems with the program, known as Section 702, while reauthorizing it to keep operating until March 2027. Its underlying law is set to expire on April 20.
A surge in sensors and cameras, combined with artificial intelligence, has transformed U.S. intelligence’s ability to locate foreign heads of state. Add to that an American president willing to capture or kill them.
A surge in sensors and cameras, combined with artificial intelligence, has transformed U.S. intelligence’s ability to locate foreign heads of state. Add to that an American president willing to capture or kill them.
Nicolás Maduro was captured by U.S. forces in January after American intelligence was able to locate him at an apartment inside a Caracas military base.
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