Jul 31 New limits should be placed on FBI use of U.S. foreign spy data, a key intelligence board says By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press U.S. intelligence officials say Section 702 enables investigations of Chinese and Russian espionage, potential terrorist plots, and other threats. But misuses and mistakes by the FBI are coloring the debate over whether to reauthorize the law before it expires in… Continue reading
Jun 09 Watch 11:32 Brooks and Marcus on the Trump indictment and the political fallout to come By Geoff Bennett, David Brooks New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor and columnist Ruth Marcus join Geoff Bennett to discuss the historic federal indictment of former President Trump and the political fallout that’s to come. Continue watching
Jun 08 Democrats and Republicans are skeptical of U.S. espionage, AP-NORC poll says By Nomaan Merchant, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press A big shift is that Republicans have become substantially less likely over the last decade to say it's at least sometimes necessary to sacrifice freedom in response to threats. Continue reading
May 15 78-year-old U.S. citizen sentenced by China to life in prison on spying charges By Associated Press Details of the charges against John Shing-Wan Leung, who also holds permanent residency in Hong Kong, have not been publicly released. Continue reading
Apr 18 U.S. journalist held by Russia on espionage charges to stay in jail By Associated Press A Russian judge ruled Tuesday that American journalist Evan Gershkovich must remain behind bars on espionage charges in a case that is part of a Kremlin crackdown on dissent and press freedom amid the war in Ukraine. Continue reading
Apr 13 Norway expels 15 Russian diplomats suspected of espionage By Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press Norway's government says it's expelling 15 Russian diplomats from the country because they were suspected of spying while working at the Russian Embassy in Oslo. Continue reading
Apr 11 Biden calls family of Wall Street Journal reporter detained in Russia By Colleen Long, Associated Press President Joe Biden has spoken to the parents of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, the Moscow-based journalist detained in Russia and charged with espionage. Continue reading
Apr 10 U.S. officially calls Wall Street Journal reporter in Russia ‘wrongfully detained’ By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The designation elevates the case of Evan Gershkovich in the U.S. government hierarchy and means that a dedicated State Department office will take the lead on securing his release. Continue reading
Mar 30 WATCH: White House holds news briefing after Russia arrests American journalist on espionage charges By Associated Press White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre held a news briefing on Thursday after Russia's security service arrested an American reporter for The Wall Street Journal on espionage charges. Continue reading
Jan 19 WATCH: State Department gives news briefing as Russia opens espionage case against an American By Associated Press Russia's Federal Security Service said Thursday it has initiated an espionage case against a U.S. citizen, but did not name the person or specify whether they were in custody. Continue reading