Senate Puts Tulsi Gabbard in Charge of Our State Secrets
The World’s Greatest Deliberative Body is not doing its job.
Chinese Attack Critical Infrastructure
The US intelligence community and Silicon Valley are warning of a major threat.
Trump’s CPAC Speech May Have Guaranteed His Re-Election
Reason’s Nick Gillespie makes an interesting case but I don’t buy it.
Federal Government Inadvertently Reveals Sealed Indictment Against Julian Assange
A filing in an unrelated case has apparently revealed the existence of a sealed indictment against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.
Defense Department Taking Over Security Clearance Process
A long-overdue overhaul of the way the United States vets those who access classified information is underway.
James Clapper Not Charged with Lying to Congress
The statute of limitations has expired. But he should never have been asked the question to begin with.
Obama Commutes Chelsea Manning’s Sentence
A potentially controversial commutation from President Obama today.
Leaked Documents Reveal International Web Of Hidden Assets, Secret Bank Accounts
A treasure trove of documents from a law firm in Panama could prove problematic for a large group of international leaders.
FBI: San Bernardino Shooters Tashfeen Malik And Syed Farook Radicalized Years Before Marriage
The Director of the F.B.i. told Congress today that the San Bernardino shooters were apparently radicalized much earlier than previously believed.
Federal Judge Rules N.S.A. Mass Data Collection Unconstitutional
A Federal Judge has ruled that the N.S.A. metadata collection program is unconstitutional, but it’s unclear if the ruling will have much of an impact.
Americans Say Civil Liberties Trump Terror Threats, Politicians Don’t Care
The American people don’t believe that liberty should be sacrificed in the name of security, but their leaders largely don’t care.
James Clapper Tells Congress He Testified Falsely Because, ‘I Forgot’
Director of National Intelligence now tells Congress that he testified falsely about NSA spying because he forgot the program existed.
Appeals Court Rules N.S.A. Data Mining Illegal
A Federal Appeals Court has ruled that the N.S.A.’s data mining program is illegal, but its ruling may not have a very big impact.
Israel Spied On Geneva Iran Talks, Shared Information With Congress
Yet another probable rift between the U.S. and Israel over Iran.
F.B.I. Director Hints At Regulatory Action Against Apple, Google Over Encyrption
Law enforcement remains unhappy about the recent changes that will make it harder to break into a locked smartphone.
All of America’s Secrets on Amazon Cloud
The US intelligence community is gambling that it can be more efficient through a public-private partnership than going it alone.