Constitutional-Rights

DHS Secretary Noem Confronted Over Veteran Deportations in Contentious Congressional Hearing

2025-12-11 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem faced one of the most contentious congressional hearings of the Trump administration’s second term on December 11, 2025, when Representative Seth Magaziner (D-R.I.) publicly confronted her with a Purple Heart recipient she had ordered deported, …

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Church Committee: Landmark Democratic Resistance Framework Against Intelligence Abuses

1975-04-22 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

On April 22, 1975, the Senate formally established the Church Committee to investigate systematic abuses by U.S. intelligence agencies. Led by Senator Frank Church, the committee exposed unprecedented violations of constitutional rights by the CIA, NSA, and FBI, including illegal surveillance of …

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