The early morning sun rises behind the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC.
- Edward Snowden and the selective targeting of leaks
- “The Secret War” of General Keith Alexander
- Alexander says secret surveillance programs have thwarted “dozens” of attacks
- NYC Mayor candidate Anthony Weiner’s record in the House is under scrutiny
- Dan Pfeiffer, the man guarding Obama legacy
- Bill Clinton via John McCain: Obama risks looking like at “total fool” on Syria
- Syria rebels, starved for arms, make their own
- CIA’s deputy director Michael Morell to be replaced with White House lawyer
- Nikkei enters bear market
- Prettier in print:
- Cover: “The Geeks Who Leak,” by Michael Scherer.
- Alex Altman calls Sen. Chuck Schumer, “The Dealmaker.” Teaser here.
- “Hail, President. Well Met,” by Fareed Zakaria
- “Cleaning Up China,” by Rana Foroohar
- “The NSA’s Big Data Problem,” by Bryan Walsh
- Jeffrey Rosen calls Google, Facebook, other major tech companies “The Deciders.” Rosen says, “They’re the ones who decide what controversial speech stays up and what comes down in response to government demands or users’ objections.”