The Defender’s Big Brother NewsWatch brings you the latest headlines related to governments’ abuse of power, including attacks on democracy, civil liberties and use of mass surveillance.
surfaced about how the State Department is blocking the rescue of Christian Afghans out of Afghanistan, who may be facing executions at the hands of the Taliban.
Digital rights advocates reacted harshly Thursday to a new internal U.S. government report detailing how 10 federal agencies have plans to greatly expand their reliance on facial recognition in the years ahead.
A coalition of 20 US states has filed a lawsuit accusing the Biden administration of “changing law” by ordering schools to allow transgender girls, who are biologically male, to compete on female sports teams.
The Texas Legislature sent a sweeping rewrite of the state’s election laws to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday, dealing a bruising defeat for Democrats after a monthslong, bitter fight over voting rights.
She was supposed to be a major player in the Biden administration after being lauded as a historic, consequential figure in her role as America’s first female vice president.
Shana Chappell is the mother of slain US Marine Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui. Lance Cpl. Nikoui was killed last week when a suicide bomber was allowed into the inner perimeter of the Kabul Airport and blew himself up killing 13 American servicemen and women and over 100 Afghans.
