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Adam Schiff

A bronze statue of English legal scholar Sir William Blackstone stands in front of the E. Barrett Pettyman United States Courthouse on July 7, 2024, in Washington. The courthouse houses the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

Senators, rights groups say Trump administration breaking law by withholding surveillance court opinion

Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act has lapsed, but another decision on its future nears, and the classified opinion could be decisive.
deepfake
A screenshot of a deepfake video posted earlier in 2018 by YouTube user derpfakes. The real Nicolas Cage is at left. A deepfake of Cage is in the center. That’s the real Seth Meyers on the right.

Lawmakers ask intelligence community for ‘deepfakes’ assessment

Rep. Adam Schiff and others have asked the intelligence community to assess how foreign governments could use the technology — video, audio, and images fueled by machine-learning…
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