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Byron Tau

Former NOTUS Reporter

Byron is an investigative and enterprise journalist who specializes in law, courts and national security. At The Wall Street Journal, he served as a White House reporter during the Obama administration; covered Congress with a focus on the intelligence, oversight and judiciary committees; and was a legal affairs and national security correspondent. Before that, he worked at Politico, where he covered the White House, lobbying, campaign finance and politics. He’s the author of the book “Means of Control” about how consumer data is increasingly being repurposed for government surveillance.

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    The Supreme Court Says Presidents Have Immunity for ‘Official’ Acts, Complicating Trump’s Prosecution

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    May 31, 2024 02:03 p.m.

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    Realtors Partied, Spent Big and Lobbied Hard. Then It All Came Crashing Down.

    May 20, 2024 05:00 a.m.

  • Border Wall

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    May 14, 2024 02:39 p.m.

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    April 30, 2024 06:00 a.m.

  • Supreme Court Trump Capitol Riot

    The Supreme Court’s View on Presidential Immunity Is TBD. But Trump Might Get a Win Anyway.

    April 25, 2024 04:24 p.m.

  • House SCIF

    ‘We Don’t Have the Full Picture’: Lawmakers Feel Left in the Dark Over FISA Reform

    April 19, 2024 06:00 a.m.

  • FBI NSA Surveillance

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    April 10, 2024 06:00 a.m.

  • A man walks while using his mobile phone.

    DHS Is Expected to Stop Buying Access to Your Phone Movements

    March 29, 2024 06:00 a.m.

  • Lina Khan

    The Biden Official With MAGA Admirers

    March 20, 2024 06:00 a.m.

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    Why the Movement to Ban TikTok is Full of Hypocrisies

    March 15, 2024 06:00 a.m.

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    Lawmakers Are Angry About War Powers. They Just Hate Tough Votes More.

    March 11, 2024 06:00 a.m.

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