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Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel, Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency Lt. Gen. James Adams III and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testify during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats in the Hart Senate Office Building on March 18, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Privacy advocates sound alarm on ‘data broker loophole’ used by FBI, other federal agencies

FBI Director Kash Patel told lawmakers during a hearing that the agency is purchasing commercially available information that is then used in law enforcement operations.
People use IRS Direct File at the Internal Revenue Service Building on April 05, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Economic Security Project)

Bill backed by 160 Democrats seeks rebirth of IRS’s Direct File

The legislation would make the free electronic filling tool a permanent program and bar the Treasury secretary from sabotaging it through other agreements.
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., speaks to reporters following a Senate Democratic policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 9, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

Senators demand answers from Treasury on IRS’s data-sharing deal with ICE

A letter led by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., hammers Treasury’s “refusal to answer basic questions” about the pact and requests responses from Scott Bessent by Feb. 16.
WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 04: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) (R) and Ranking Member Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) preside over a hearing with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on September 04, 2025 in Washington, DC.(Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Senate Finance leaders press SSA on data practices following DOGE court filing  

The bipartisan letter marks the latest fallout from a stunning DOJ filing about DOGE’s handling of data at the Social Security Administration.
ICE agents conduct operations in the Little Village neighborhood, a predominantly Mexican-American community in Chicago, on Nov. 8, 2025. (Photo by Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Dem governors unwittingly share DMV data with ICE, lawmakers warn

40 congressional Democrats are urging blue-state leaders to block ICE access to a database containing residents’ driver license and registration information.
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An aerial view of a 33 megawatt data center with closed-loop cooling system is pictured on Oct. 20, 2025 in Vernon, Calif. A surge in demand for AI infrastructure is fueling a boom in data centers across the country and around the globe. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Senate Democrats blast White House over ‘sweetheart’ AI data center deals

A letter to OSTP’s Michael Kratsios and Commerce’s Howard Lutnick demands answers over surging electricity prices connected to the buildout of AI data centers.
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., delivers opening remarks during a subcommittee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on June 3, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Senate Democrats want total audit of DOGE access to agency systems

The Pick Up After Your DOGE Act from Sens. Whitehouse, Wyden and Warren calls on the GAO to conduct comprehensive performance and security audits of agency computer…
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