Update | The Week of November 27, 2017
Jeffrey Stein // 12/4/17 //
A bill under consideration in Congress could significantly expand the NSA’s surveillance power, writes Neema Singh Guliana at the ACLU.
- The discussion around the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s “backdoor search loophole,” which allows the government to access communications by U.S. citizens gathered on foreign intelligence grounds without a warrant, misses the risk posed by information shared between the U.S. government and foreign powers (Just Security).
After North Korea tested a new intercontinental ballistic missile, President Trump criticized the regime and vowed to impose greater sanctions on the country (WaPo).
- Hawaii is testing an attack warning signal in response to the launch.
- The WSJ Editorial Board writes that the U.S. and China still haven’t imposed the toughest sanctions.
Despite President Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s comments to the contrary, Iran’s actions are not a serious threat to U.S. security or interests and do not warrant ending the Iran nuclear agreement, writes John Glaser at WaPo.