December 23, 2019

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A Secretive Court’s Rebuke of the FBI over Foreign Intelligence Warrants

Julian Sanchez details some of the structural problems in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court after a rare rebuke of the FBI's mishandling of warrant applications.

• Podcast: A Secretive Court's Rebuke of the FBI over Foreign Intelligence Warrants
  Featuring Julian Sanchez and Caleb O. Brown

Surprise Medical Bills

The recently passed omnibus spending package dropped provisions that would have attempted to fix surprise medical billing. If lawmakers revisit the issue they should seek out better solutions.

• Surprise Medical Bills
  By David Kemp and Peter Van Doren

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