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Wiretapping
October 22, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Jack Smith Destroys GOP Senators’ Claim He Was Spying on Them
Republicans have accused Jack Smith of wiretapping their phones.
May 27, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon Is Locked in a “Cold War”
One person called the atmosphere “unsettling.”
May 27, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Pete Hegseth Hit With Stunning Illegal Wiretap Allegations
The White House was left scrambling after reports that Hegseth had fired three top aides following an illegal wiretap.
April 21, 2022
Andrew Lanham
The Making of the Surveillance State
The public widely opposed wiretapping until the 1970s. What changed?
October 26, 2017
Magazine
Elizabeth Goitein
A Chance to Control Domestic Spying
Why the Trump era represents a real opportunity to reform the NSA’s surveillance program.
May 12, 2017
Graham Vyse
Trump’s press operation is a disaster because Trump is a disaster.
May 12, 2017
Alex Shephard
Why won’t the White House say whether or not it’s secretly recording conversations?
May 12, 2017
Graham Vyse
Is Donald Trump wearing a wire?
April 7, 2017
Graham Vyse
Trump Doesn’t Care About Your Privacy (Just His Own)
Rand Paul smells a political opportunity in the president's wiretapping conspiracy theory about Obama. The senator is being foolish and naive.
August 13, 2013
Jeffrey Rosen
The Lies Aren't What Make Obama's NSA Stance So Awful
June 6, 2013
Lydia DePillis
Why Tech Companies Protect Your Privacy Better Than Phone Companies
Verizon handed over data to the NSA. Why don't Google or Facebook?
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