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Administration Apparently Planning To Blow Off FISA Court’s Ordered Fixes For Section 702

Administration Apparently Planning To Blow Off FISA Court’s Ordered Fixes For Section 702

Tim Cushing, Techdirt

It wasn’t all that long ago that GOP legislators were collectively stonewalling a clean reauthorization of Section 702. Three years ago, these legislators were seeking to end the FBI (and other IC components’) access to Americans’ communications via “backdoor…

Legal & JusticeSecurity & Intelligence

Apr 15, 2026, 4:30 PM

Iran warns US naval blockade threatens ceasefire

Iran warns US naval blockade threatens ceasefire

Maziar Motamedi, Al Jazeera English

Iran says it will halt all trade in the Gulf if the US continues blocking its vessels.

Foreign Policy & InternationalIranSanctionsSecurity & Intelligence

Apr 15, 2026, 3:29 PM

WATCH: Hero principal takes down gunman at Oklahoma high school

WATCH: Hero principal takes down gunman at Oklahoma high school

ABC News, Abcnews.com

Surveillance video shows the moment the principal at an Oklahoma high school heroically takes down a gunman who had entered the school.

Security & Intelligence

Apr 15, 2026, 12:16 PM

WATCH: Principal stops alleged potential school shooter on surveillance video

WATCH: Principal stops alleged potential school shooter on surveillance video

ABC News, Abcnews.com

New video shows a principal taking down a gunman who officials say planned to carry out a Columbine-style mass shooting.

Security & Intelligence

Apr 15, 2026, 11:39 AM

Trump says peace talks could resume in days as U.S. military blocks Iranian ports

Trump says peace talks could resume in days as U.S. military blocks Iranian ports

NPR Staff, NPR

President Trump said a second round of direct U.S.-Iran peace talks could resume in Pakistan within the next two days, even as he instituted a naval blockade of all Iranian ports.

Foreign Policy & InternationalIranSecurity & IntelligenceMilitary

Apr 15, 2026, 11:03 AM

US military says blockade of Iran ports ‘completely’ halts economic trade

US military says blockade of Iran ports ‘completely’ halts economic trade

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

US Central Command say more than 10,000 armed forces members, as well as warships and planes, are involved in blockade.

Foreign Policy & InternationalIranSanctionsSecurity & Intelligence

Apr 15, 2026, 5:17 AM

US forces kill 4 people in latest strike on vessels in eastern Pacific

US forces kill 4 people in latest strike on vessels in eastern Pacific

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

The killings mark the fourth US deadly strike in the past four days on vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Foreign Policy & InternationalSecurity & IntelligenceMilitary

Apr 15, 2026, 2:54 AM

WATCH: Video captures moment hero principal takes down gunman at Oklahoma high school

WATCH: Video captures moment hero principal takes down gunman at Oklahoma high school

ABC News, Abcnews.com

The suspect, a former student, fired multiple rounds, striking the principal in the leg.

Security & Intelligence

Apr 15, 2026, 12:20 AM

Dem Leaders Aren’t Even Bothering to Rally Caucus Against Trump Domestic Spying Powers

Dem Leaders Aren’t Even Bothering to Rally Caucus Against Trump Domestic Spying Powers

Matt Sledge, The Intercept

Grassroots opposition to renewing Section 702 of FISA is building, thanks in part to fears about AI used to sort Americans’ data. The post Dem Leaders Aren’t Even Bothering to Rally Caucus Against Trump Domestic Spying Powers appeared first on The Intercept.

Legal & JusticeSecurity & IntelligenceTechnology Regulation

Apr 14, 2026, 7:57 PM

No ships ‘make it past US blockade’ in Hormuz strait in first day: Pentagon

No ships ‘make it past US blockade’ in Hormuz strait in first day: Pentagon

Joseph Stepansky, Al Jazeera English

CENTCOM contradicts reports on ships breaking blockade as Trump says US-Iran talks could resume in the next two days.

Foreign Policy & InternationalIranSecurity & Intelligence

Apr 14, 2026, 5:53 PM

The U.S. Is Still Routinely Killing Civilians in Boats

The U.S. Is Still Routinely Killing Civilians in Boats

Nick Turse, The Intercept

The Trump administration has hit a grim milestone with its 50th strike on a civilian boat in the waters off Latin America. The post The U.S. Is Still Routinely Killing Civilians in Boats appeared first on The Intercept.

Foreign Policy & InternationalLatin AmericaSecurity & Intelligence

Apr 14, 2026, 5:48 PM

US military kills two men in new strike on vessel in eastern Pacific

US military kills two men in new strike on vessel in eastern Pacific

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

Latest attack brings death toll from US strikes on vessels in the Pacific and Caribbean to at least 170 since September.

Security & IntelligenceMilitary

Apr 14, 2026, 2:47 AM

Filing: Anthropic hired Ballard Partners, a lobbying firm with strong ties to Trump administration, days after DOD designated the company a supply chain risk (Bloomberg)

Filing: Anthropic hired Ballard Partners, a lobbying firm with strong ties to Trump administration, days after DOD designated the company a supply chain risk (Bloomberg)

Techmeme.com

Bloomberg: Filing: Anthropic hired Ballard Partners, a lobbying firm with strong ties to Trump administration, days after DOD designated the company a supply chain risk  —  Anthropic PBC hired the lobbying firm Ballard Partners as it draws out its fight with …

Legal & JusticeSecurity & Intelligence

Apr 13, 2026, 8:20 PM

US Navy destroyers that weren't built to hunt and clear mines are leading a risky mission in the Strait of Hormuz

US Navy destroyers that weren't built to hunt and clear mines are leading a risky mission in the Strait of Hormuz

Jake Epstein, Business Insider

The American military sent two destroyers through the strategic waterway in support of mine-clearing and ahead of a full blockade of Iran's ports.

Foreign Policy & InternationalMilitarySecurity & Intelligence

Apr 13, 2026, 6:02 PM

What do we know about sea mines in and around the Strait of Hormuz?

What do we know about sea mines in and around the Strait of Hormuz?

Mohammad Mansour, Al Jazeera English

The psychological terror that the presence of sea mines can generate could paralyse the Strait of Hormuz.

Foreign Policy & InternationalSecurity & IntelligenceIran

Apr 13, 2026, 3:12 PM

We May Be Living Through the Most Consequential Hundred Days in Cyber History

We May Be Living Through the Most Consequential Hundred Days in Cyber History

Patrick Quirk, Substack.com

An archive of this year’s insane timeline of hacks few people are talking about

Security & IntelligenceCybersecurity

Apr 13, 2026, 2:53 PM

Trump says Iranian ships will be ‘eliminated’ as US naval blockade begins

Trump says Iranian ships will be ‘eliminated’ as US naval blockade begins

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

US president says Iranian military vessels approaching the blockade zone in Gulf will be 'immediately eliminated'.

Foreign Policy & InternationalIranSecurity & IntelligenceMilitary

Apr 13, 2026, 2:36 PM

The U.S. Has Now Killed at Least 168 People in 'Narcoterrorist' Boat Strikes

The U.S. Has Now Killed at Least 168 People in 'Narcoterrorist' Boat Strikes

Jim Vorel, Jezebel

Our government killed another six people in Pacific Ocean boat strikes yesterday. As ever, we have no idea if they were carrying drugs.

Foreign Policy & InternationalSecurity & IntelligenceMilitary

Apr 13, 2026, 11:44 AM

Iran’s army says US plan to blockade Hormuz ‘amounts to piracy’

Iran’s army says US plan to blockade Hormuz ‘amounts to piracy’

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

The US restrictions on maritime navigation and transit in international waters are illegal, Iranian military says.

Foreign Policy & InternationalIranSanctionsSecurity & Intelligence

Apr 13, 2026, 10:52 AM

Iran live updates: US blockade of Iran's Strait of Hormuz ports to begin Monday

Iran live updates: US blockade of Iran's Strait of Hormuz ports to begin Monday

David Brennan, Abcnews.com

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes.

Foreign Policy & InternationalIranSecurity & IntelligenceMilitary

Apr 13, 2026, 7:34 AM

Iran war: What is happening on day 45 of the US-Iran conflict?

Iran war: What is happening on day 45 of the US-Iran conflict?

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

The move to blockade the Strait of Hormuz is the latest escalation in the war after failure to sign peace deal.

Foreign Policy & InternationalIranSecurity & IntelligenceMilitary

Apr 13, 2026, 7:30 AM

US military threatens to blockade all Iranian ports starting on Monday

US military threatens to blockade all Iranian ports starting on Monday

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Vessels will still be able to transit the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports, says US Central Command.

Foreign Policy & InternationalIranSecurity & IntelligenceMilitary

Apr 13, 2026, 12:32 AM

Pentagon announces ‘blockade’ of Iranian ports

Pentagon announces ‘blockade’ of Iranian ports

RT

The US Department of War will begin enforcing a blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports on April 13 Read Full Article at RT.com

Foreign Policy & InternationalIranSecurity & IntelligenceMilitary

Apr 12, 2026, 9:18 PM

WATCH: ABC News' Marcus Moore reports from Beirut

WATCH: ABC News' Marcus Moore reports from Beirut

ABC News, Abcnews.com

At a strike site in Beirut, emergency workers use basic tools to dig through the rubble after Israel launched a wave of massive strikes on Wednesday.

Foreign Policy & InternationalIsraelMiddle EastSecurity & Intelligence

Apr 12, 2026, 7:31 PM

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