the House had previously voted to close backdoor mass surveillance. [7] The USA Freedom Act mandates that the FISA court release "novel" interpretations of the law, which thereby sets...
In 1967, Freedom House absorbed Books USA, which had been created several years earlier by Edward R. Murrow, [31] as a joint venture between the Peace Corps and the United States...
and the White House USA Freedom Corps office, now called the White House Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation. The White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives...
BIG has grown organically over the last two decades from a founder, to a family, to a force of 700. Our latest transformation is the BIG LEAP: Bjarke Ingels Group of Landscape, Engineering, Architecture, Planning and Products. A plethora of in-house perspectives allows us to see what none
The Freedom Caucus thought it would be calling the shots in the House. They fell short.
Troy Nehls will resign from the House Freedom Caucus after the group voted to remove a member for backing a primary challenger against its chair.
The USA Freedom Act would extend many parts of the surveillance legislation while also barring the NSA's massive collection of Americans' phone data. The measure's fate in the Senate is uncertain.
Country, Total Score and Status, Political Rights, Civil Liberties ; Abkhazia*, 39 Partly Free, 17, 22 ; Afghanistan, 6 Not Free, 1, 5 ; Albania, 68 Partly Free, 28, 40 ; Algeria, 32 Not Free, 10, 22 ; Andorra, 93 Free, 38, 55 ; Angola, 28 Not Free, 10, 18 ; Antigua and Barbuda, 85 Free, 33, 52 ; Argentina, 85 Free, 35, 50 ; Armenia, 54 Partly Free, 23, 31 ; Australia, 95 Free, 38, 57 ; Austria, 93 Free, 37, 56 ; Azerbaijan, 7 Not Free, 0, 7 ; Bahrain, 12 Not Free, 2, 10 ; Bangladesh, 40 Partly Free, 15, 25 ; Barbados, 94 Free, 37, 57 ; Belarus, 8 Not Free, 2, 6 ; Belgium, 96 Free, 39, 57 ; Belize, 87 Free, 34, 53 ; Benin, 61 Partly Free, 19, 42 ; Bhutan, 63 Partly Free, 30, 33 ; Bolivia, 66 Partly Free, 27, 39 ; Bosnia and Herzegovina, 51 Partly Free, 17, 34 ; Botswana, 72 Free, 28, 44 ; Brazil, 72 Free, 30, 42 ; Brunei, 28 Not Free, 7, 21 ; Bulgaria, 78 Free, 32, 46 ; Burkina Faso, 27 Not Free, 3, 24 ; Burundi, 14 Not Free, 4, 10 ; Cabo Verde, 92 Free, 38, 54 ; Cambodia, 23 Not Free, 4, 19 ; Cameroon, 15 Not Free, 6, 9 ; Canada, 97 Free, 39, 58 ; Central African Republic, 5 Not Free, 1, 4 ; Chad, 15 Not Free, 1, 14 ; Chile, 94 Free, 38, 56 ; China, 9 Not Free, -2, 11 ; Colombia, 70 Free, 31, 39 ; Comoros, 42 Partly Free, 16, 26 ; Costa Rica, 91 Free, 38, 53 ; Crimea*, 2 Not Free, -2, 4 ; Croatia, 83 Free, 34, 49 ; Cuba, 12 Not Free, 1, 11 ; Cyprus, 92 Free, 38, 54 ; Czechia, 94 Free, 36, 58 ; Côte d'Ivoire, 49 Partly Free, 19, 30 ; Democratic Republic of the Congo, 19 Not Free, 4, 15 ; Denmark, 97 Free, 40, 57 ; Djibouti, 24 Not Free, 5, 19 ; Dominica, 93 Free, 37, 56 ; Dominican Republic, 68 Partly Free, 27, 41 ; Eastern Donbas*, 2 Not Free, -1, 3 ; Ecuador, 67 Partly Free, 29, 38 ; Egypt, 18 Not Free, 6, 12 ; El Salvador, 53 Partly Free, 21, 32 ; Equatorial Guinea, 5 Not Free, 0, 5 ; Eritrea, 3 Not Free, 1, 2 ; Estonia, 95 Free, 38, 57 ; Eswatini, 17 Not Free, 1, 16 ; Ethiopia, 20 Not Free, 10, 10 ; Fiji, 66 Partly Free, 27, 39 ; Finland, 100 Free, 40, 60 ; France, 89 Free, 38, 51 ; Gabon, 20 Not Free, 2, 18 ; Gaza Strip*, 8 Not Free, 3, 5 ; Georgia, 58 Partly Free, 22, 36 ; Germany, 93 Free, 39, 54 ; Ghana, 80 Free, 35, 45 ; Greece, 85 Free, 35, 50 ; Grenada, 89 Free, 37, 52 ; Guatemala, 46 Partly Free, 17, 29 ; Guinea, 30 Not Free, 7, 23 ; Guinea-Bissau, 43 Partly Free, 17, 26 ; Guyana, 73 Free, 30, 43 ; Haiti, 30 Not Free, 11, 19 ; Honduras, 48 Partly Free, 22, 26 ; Hong Kong*, 41 Partly Free, 9, 32 ; Hungary, 65 Partly Free, 24, 41 ; Iceland, 94 Free, 37, 57 ; India, 66 Partly Free, 33, 33 ; Indian Kashmir*, 26 Not Free, 6, 20 ; Indonesia, 57 Partly Free, 29, 28 ; Iran, 11 Not Free, 4, 7 ; Iraq, 30 Not Free, 16, 14 ; Ireland, 97 Free, 39, 58 ; Israel, 74 Free, 34, 40 ; Italy, 90 Free, 36, 54 ; Jamaica, 80 Free, 33, 47 ; Japan, 96 Free, 40, 56 ; Jordan, 33 Not Free, 11, 22 ; Kazakhstan, 23 Not Free, 5, 18 ; Kenya, 52 Partly Free, 22, 30 ; Kiribati, 90 Free, 37, 53 ; Kosovo, 60 Partly Free, 28, 32 ; Kuwait, 38 Partly Free, 14, 24 ; Kyrgyzstan, 27 Not Free, 4, 23 ; Laos, 13 Not Free, 2, 11 ; Latvia, 88 Free, 37, 51 ; Lebanon, 42 Partly Free, 13, 29 ; Lesotho, 66 Free, 30, 36
Today the House of Representatives passed the USA Freedom Act, a measure to end the NSA's bulk collection of metadata. The bill received broad support in the House, with 338 votes for the...
While the USA Freedom Act has nearly 150 House co-sponsors, and a stalled Senate companion commands 20 votes in the upper chamber, it was clear on Wednesday that the House intelligence...