In November of 2014, President Obama announced one of the biggest constitutional power grabs ever by a President. He declared unilaterally that, by his own estimation, almost 5 million unlawful aliens would be free from the legal consequences of their lawless actions. By granting them deferred action, he would bestow upon them benefits such as legal presence, work authorization, and access to the Social Security Trust Fund and the Earned IncomeTax Credit. President Obama took these actions despite having stated over 20 times in the past that he didn't have the constitutional power to take...

New methods of electronic communication have transformed our society, most visibly by enabling ubiquitous digital communications and facilitating broad e-commerce. As such, it is important for our global economy and our national security to have strong encryption standards. Many companies have been responding to a market demand for products and services that protect the privacy and security of their customers. The benefits of our increasingly digital lives, however, have been accompanied by new dangers. Malicious actors can take advantage of the Internet to covertly plot violent robberies,...

Today's hearing will examine the statutory authorities that govern certain programs operated under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA. Since Edward Snowden, an unknown former NSA contractor and CIA employee, released classified material on top secret NSA data collection programs, many Members of Congress and their constituents have expressed concern about how these programs are operated and whether they pose a threat to Americans' civil liberties and privacy. When FISA was originally enacted in 1978, America was largely concerned with collecting intelligence from foreign...