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NSA Won’t Say If It Spies On Congress

The National Security Agency is being evasive when questioned by a U.S. Senator about their spying on members of Congress.

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders sent a letter to the agency on Friday asking if the NSA currently is spying or has ever spied on members of Congress or any other elected American officials. The NSA’s preliminary response to the Senator on Saturday said that Congress has “the same privacy protections as all U.S. persons.”

The letter from the NSA never provides a direct answer to the Senator’s question regarding spying on government officials.

This is the second time the subject of NSA spying on Congress has been sidestepped by administration officials. Attorney General Eric Holder at a congressional hearing last summer said the NSA had no intent to spy on Congress but did not say it had not been done.

U.S. Congress Takes Steps To Protect Against EMP

Republicans in Congress are taking steps to protect the nation’s electrical grid in the event of a solar flare or terrorist nuclear attack.

The Secure High-voltage Infrastructure for Electricity from Lethal Damage Act would push the federal government to install surge protectors and other devices to protect the grid against attack. Continue reading →