Patriot Act

Netflix criticized for yanking comedian’s episode in Saudi

By MARK KENNEDYJanuary 2, 2019 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix faced criticism Wednesday from human rights groups for pulling an episode in Saudi Arabia of comedian Hasan Minhaj's "Patriot Act" series that criticized the kingdom's powerful crown prince...

US spying prompts reversal by anti-terror lawmaker

By LARA JAKESOctober 29, 2013 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior Republican lawmaker who was the chief congressional architect of the anti-terror 2001 USA Patriot Act now wants to scale back some f the counterterror laws he once championed, citing an overreach by the National Security Agency that has proven him wrong.