As Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell faces an ever-growing investigation into gifts he accepted in office, the Republican who hopes to replace him this fall, state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, is doing what he can to keep his …
Controversies
IRS Chief Finds Lingering Malpractice in Agency Review
Danny Werfel acknowledged that his agency continued to use inappropriate criteria for evaluating tax-exempt status requests even after last month’s inspector-general report
U.S. Government ‘Disappointed’ Hong Kong Let Snowden Leave, Asks Russia to Extradite Him
American officials struggle to explain how Snowden got away.
145 Obama Campaign Staffers Call For Rejection Of Keystone XL Pipeline
The pipeline, which would transport Canadian heavy crude to refineries on the gulf coast, is a flashpoint for climate activists.
Echoes of Julian Assange in Edward Snowden’s Latest Comments
Both men suggest that much, if not all, American spying abroad is wrong, including the spying on allies and foreign leaders that perhaps every government has practiced for decades, if not centuries.
‘Stop Watching Us’ Plans Next Move Against NSA
The coalition of civil liberties groups Stop Watching Us will host a national call-in day to Capitol Hill lawmakers this Tuesday
Privacy And Digital Groups Call On Congress To End NSA Surveillance Programs
A bipartisan coalition of privacy groups called “Stop Watching Us.” is calling on Congress to end controversial surveillance programs monitoring foreign Internet traffic and collecting American phone records.
NSA Leak Supporters Push Obama To Pardon Snowden
Obama is finding himself under pressure from left and right both to curb the programs and hold harmless the leaker.
What’s Next for Snowden: 10 Notorious Leakers and How They Fared
As security experts, law enforcement officials and the public at-large ponders where NSA surveillance leaker James Snowden will end up next, TIME reviews the fates of 10 other whistle-blowers
Four Things to Know About Surveillance Leaker Edward Snowden
Here’s what we know so far about his background, political affiliation, security clearance, and future
Obama Administration Declassifies Details On “PRISM,” Blasts “Reckless” Media And Leakers
Following near-simultaneous reports from the Guardian and the Washington Post this week, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said that contrary to press reports, “PRISM is not an undisclosed collection or data mining program.”
Obama Administration Declassifies Phone Records Seizures, Condemns Leaks
Following more than 24 hours of unrelenting scrutiny and criticism, the Obama administration moved late Thursday to declassify information on the Federal Bureau Investigation and National Security Agency blanket seizures of …
Amid IRS Mess, Democrats Try to Make a Scandal Out of Issa
Democrats are trying to deflect attention from the scandal by discrediting the inquisitor.