Outside the Beltway

The only let him go so long out of kindness I suppose.

The United States has less press freedom than 54 countries. Or does it?

The Wall Street Journal failed a key test.

The grand jury was disbanded, so there was no need to continue the coercion tactic.

One of Donald Trump”s closest associates has been convicted by a Federal jury.

Yes, officials who follow the law are “whistleblowers.”

Beginning tomorrow in a British courtroom, the United States will begin the process of having Julian Assange extradited to the United States to face espionage and other charges.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been indicted on seventeen counts under the Espionage Act arising out of his role in the Chelsea Manning affair.

Not surprisingly, Chelsea Manning is headed back to jail for her refusal to answer questions before a Federal Grand Jury investigating Julian Assange and Wikileaks.

Chelsea Manning, who was being held in jail for refusing to comply with a Grand Jury subpoena, was released yesterday but it’s likely to only be a temporary freedom.

President Trump’s obsequious effort to please Russian President Vladimir Putin continues.

A Federal Appeals Court has rejected Chelsea Manning’s bid to be released from jail notwithstanding her refusal to comply with a Grand Jury Subpoena.

A shout-out to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Virginia.

The other shoe has dropped.

The Wikileaks founder has been detained by London authorities after 7 years hiding in Ecuador’s embassy.

The mea culpas and I-told-you-so’s are rather premature.

Chelsea Manning is in jail for refusing to comply with a Grand Jury subpoena apparently related to an ongoing investigation of Julian Assange and Wikileaks.

Michael Cohen pulled back the curtain and revealed much about the true nature of Donald Trump yesterday. It’s not a pretty picture.

Michael Cohen, the President’s former lawyer and “fixer,” is set to deliver several bombshells in his testimony before Congress today.

Roger Stone, who worked with the Trump campaign in an official and unofficial capacity throughout the campaign, has been indicted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

An effort by the Federal Government to prosecute Wikileaks founder Julian Assange raises serious First Amendment issues.

A filing in an unrelated case has apparently revealed the existence of a sealed indictment against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.

The Office of Special Counsel Robert Mueller has issued indictments against twelve Russian intelligence officials for election-related hacking, and in the process has shown most of the arguments made by the President and his surrogates regarding the Russia investigation are nonsense.

The Democratic National Committee has filed a lawsuit alleging a wide-ranging conspiracy to influence the 2016 election. As a legal document, it appears to be little more than a political stunt.

The Russia probe is focusing on the sequence of events surrounding hacked Clinton campaign and DNC emails.

Catalonia’s independence referendum is one day away, and nobody seems to know what to expect.

A potentially controversial commutation from President Obama today.

What is the deal with the love-fest for Julian Assange?

New information raises serious questions about the integrity of the 2016 elections, and about Donald Trump and his supporters.

Was Man Haron Monis a terrorist, or just a lone nut who had latched on to the rhetoric of ISIS to justify his own delusions? In the end, it hardly matters.

A hostage crisis has been unfolding overnight at a cafe in Sydney, Australia that has apparent links to international terrorism.

The Justice Department is reportedly not planning to prosecute Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in connection with the Bradley Manning case.

Does the Attorney General really think advocacy is a crime?

Despite an extradition request from the United States, Edward Snowden left Hong Kong overnight on a flight to Moscow and parts unknown.

Not surprisingly, Edward Snowden has been formally charged in connection with the leak of classified NSA documents.

Starting today, the fate of Pfc. Bradley Manning is on trial in a courtroom at Fort Meade, Maryland.

Another step in the ongoing diplomatic showdown over the founder of Wikileaks.

A smoking gun?

WSJ has a blistering editorial seeking to put the NewsCorp hacking scandal in perspective.

The saga of accused Wikileaks conspirator Bradley Manning continues to get uglier, with the military acknowledging that he was forced to spend the day naked for, well, no apparent reason.

Pfc. Bradley Manning faces twenty-two new charges, including one that could put him before a firing squad, but investigators still can’t prove any direct links between him and Wikileaks.