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A new account sheds light on the Ford administration’s war against Sen. Frank Church and his landmark effort to rein in a lawless intelligence community.

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Can the Pentagon Use ChatGPT? OpenAI Won’t Answer.

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The Supreme Court spared Glossip’s life — for now. But his fight is far from over.

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