Balancing liberty and security is tough. We're about to find out whether we struck the right balance. Congress recently considered the extension of various intelligence collection authorities set to expire under the USA PATRIOT Act, in the end voting for new restrictions. This, along with the most recent reporting of expanded ...

Think about precedent when the GOP sits in the White House. President Obama is reportedly poised to take executive action on immigration through a multipoint plan that could provide temporary immigration relief for a few million people. Some Republican members of Congress are asserting that the president lacks the authority to take ...