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The House leadership in both parties is poised to expand, not reform, warrantless spying on Americans. But the rank and file isn’t going along.

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The man whose state surveillance revelations rocked the world speaks exclusively to the Guardian about his new life and concerns for the future

Officially, the United States doesn't have a secret police, but in actuality it has an abundance of them.

In early February, the existence of a draft Department of Homeland Security (DHS) report came to light, which calls for long-term surveillance of Sunni Muslim immigrants.

At this late date, what might a president frightened by his successor actually do, if not to hamper Trump's ability to create global mayhem, then at least to set the record straight before he leaves the White House? Unfortunately, the answer is: far less than we might like, but as it happens, there are still some powers a president has that are irreversible by their very nature. Here are nine recommendations for action by the president in his last 40 days.

It's easy to praise people who challenge governments of the distant past, and much harder to do so for those who challenge those who wield actual power today.

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