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October 17, 2017

Actually, Waterboarding Can Be Okay: Trump’s First DC Circuit Nominee

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President Trump’s first nominee to serve on the second most powerful federal court refused to unequivocally describe waterboarding as “torture.” Gregory Katsas–picked to fill a vacancy on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals–told Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) on Tuesday that the coercive technique was “likely torture, in many circumstances.” “I hesitate to answer the question in the abstract not knowing the circumstances or the nature of the program,” Katsas told Durbin at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. He noted that waterboarding “has…

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Warren: Credit Reporting Agencies a Threat to National Security

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A Senate Banking Committee hearing on Tuesday showcased how Senators are considering major reforms to a credit reporting industry dealing with data breaches. The proceedings were the latest in a series following the stunning hack of Equifax earlier this year, which exposed the social security numbers and sensitive information of 143 million Americans. “The credit reporting industry is a threat to each of us personally, but it is also a threat to our national security,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said during the hearing. The lawmaker’s remarks were…

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