Oct 14th, 2008 · Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, the National Security Agency stepped up its efforts to collect intelligence domestically by filtering millions of conversations and e-mail messages. In his new book, The Shadow Factor, journalist James Bamford reveals that the ultra-secret agency has half a million people on its watch lists.
Apr 16th, 2008 · In 2005, The New York Times published a story that exposed a secret NSA program to eavesdrop on Americans without obtaining a warrant. Investigative reporter Eric Lichtblau explains how the wiretap story made it to the front page after being held for a year.
Nov 8th, 2007 · Senators consider whether phone companies should be let off the hook for allowing the National Security Agency to tap customers' phone calls and e-mails without a court warrant. Whistleblower Mark Klein, a retired AT&T technician, says it gives the NSA access to all Internet communications.
Jul 13th, 2007 · As President Bush urges patience and members of Congress call for timelines and withdrawal plans for Iraq, Michele Norris went to the White House to talk with National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley. Hadley strongly defended the need to wait until September to judge success of the current strategy in Iraq.
Jan 24th, 2007 · The new Senate Intelligence Committee chairman says that even he isn't clear on the just-announced changes to the NSA's domestic spying program. He can't get an answer, for example, on whether the FISA court has granted blanket authority for wiretapping Americans, or whether individual warrants will be required.
Dec 13th, 2006 · There's an old saying in the intelligence business: "In God we trust. Everyone else, we monitor." On Thursday, Scotland Yard will release a report that, according to British press accounts, will allege that U.S. intelligence was bugging Princess Diana the night she died. Both the NSA and the CIA insist this is "rubbish." But the rumor raises new questions about the age-old practice of spying on friends.
Sep 25th, 2006 · Since late July, judges in three separate federal cases have ruled against the government's state secrets motions, refusing to kill a lawsuit based on government statements that documents in the case would threaten national security if publicized. The three recent rulings preserved dozens of lawsuits on the NSA's warrantless wiretapping.
Sep 8th, 2006 · Republican Peter Hoekstra, chair of the House Intelligence Committee, some times plays the staunch ally of the White House, defending terrorist detention practices, and NSA domestic surveillance. But he's also parted ways sharply with the Bush administration. A new committee report on Iran has just put Hoekstra back in the headlines. Mary Louise Kelly reports.