Timothy B. Lee
Former senior correspondent
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The Senate is moving forward with compromise legislation called the USA Freedom Act.


The USA Freedom Act, which Paul opposes, reforms laws that won’t be affected by the imminent expiration of a controversial section of the Patriot Act.



Modern cars are full of software, and car companies say customers don’t own the software in cars they buy.


Regulators need to decide whether to approve the deal that would combine Time Warner Cable, Charter Communications, and Bright House Networks.


Special interest groups have been hijacking trade deals to enrich themselves. Killing the Trans-Pacific Partnership could force them to stop.


The Senate refused to extend the NSA’s mass surveillance of phone records by even a single day.


Republican leaders in Congress want to give President Obama authority to negotiate trade deals. But some House Republicans aren’t going along with the idea.



The Senate is poised to approve Trade Promotion Authority, which will guarantee President Obama an up-or-down vote on the Trans-Pacific Partnership.