Nationwide AI surveillance sparks debate in Senate
Sept. 23, 2026, 7:52 p.m. ET

Chairman Josh Hawley, R-Mo., speaks during the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism hearing titled "Always Watching: Flock's Nationwide AI Surveillance Network," in Dirksen building on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026.
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From left, Lindsey Isaacs, who was wrongfully arrested in a fatal hit-and-run in Florida, Alasdair Whitney, legislative counsel at the Institute for Justice, and Sheriff Ross Teeple, Pinal County, Ariz., are sworn in to the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism hearing titled "Always Watching: Flock's Nationwide AI Surveillance Network," in Dirksen building on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026.
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Lindsey Isaacs testifies about how she was wrongfully arrested in a fatal hit-and-run in Florida, during the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism hearing titled "Always Watching: Flock's Nationwide AI Surveillance Network," in Dirksen building on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026.
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Chairman Josh Hawley, R-Mo., speaks during the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism hearing titled "Always Watching: Flock's Nationwide AI Surveillance Network," in Dirksen building on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026.
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Sheriff Ross Teeple, Pinal County, Ariz., greets Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., during the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism hearing titled "Always Watching: Flock's Nationwide AI Surveillance Network," in Dirksen building on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026.
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