Politics Apr 14 Suspect in military documents leak appears in court as U.S. reveals case against him By Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press
Politics Apr 13 WATCH: Attorney General Garland announces arrest of suspect in military documents leak A Massachusetts Air National Guard member who has emerged as a main person of interest in the disclosure of highly classified military documents on the Ukraine war was taken into custody Thursday by federal agents, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced. By Eric Tucker, Tara Copp, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press
Nation Sep 29 Watch 5:05 News Wrap: Data shows U.S. economy shrank in the second quarter In our news wrap Thursday, revised government data confirmed the U.S. economy shrank in the second quarter, U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss defended her economic plan that includes billions in tax cuts for high earners without offsetting spending reductions and…
Politics Jun 30 WATCH: Microsoft executive calls it ‘routine’ for federal law enforcement to seek data on customers Federal law enforcement agencies secretly seek the data of Microsoft customers thousands of times a year, according to congressional testimony Wednesday by a senior executive at the technology company. By Eric Tucker, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press
Nation Sep 21 EPA employees attend mandatory anti-leaks classes It is part of a broader Trump administration order for anti-leaks training at all executive branch agencies. The Associated Press obtained training materials from the hourlong class. By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press
Aug 06 Deputy AG: Prosecutors don’t intend to go after reporters By Associated Press A Justice Department official says prosecutors don't intend to go after reporters for doing their jobs but could try more forcefully to get them to reveal their sources. Continue reading
Aug 04 Watch 7:36 The difference between illegal leaks and inconvenient leaks By PBS News Hour The Justice Department promised on Friday a crackdown on leaks of classified government information to the press, with Attorney General Jeff Sessions vowing to triple the number of probes into leaks. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Jeffrey Smith, former general counsel… Continue watching
Aug 04 WATCH: Sessions vows crackdown on leaks of classified information By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Attorney General Jeff Sessions pledged on Friday to rein in government leaks that he said undermine American security, taking an aggressive public stand after being called weak on the matter by President Donald Trump. Continue reading
May 26 White House mistakenly outs top CIA spy in Afghanistan By Ken Dilanian, Associated Press The officer's name — identified as "chief of station" in Kabul — was included by U.S. embassy staff on a list of 15 senior American officials who met with President Obama during the Saturday visit. The list was sent to… Continue reading
Dec 12 Watch Looking back at NSA revelations since the Snowden leaks Since 9/11, the activities of the National Security Agency have grown dramatically. Much of the NSA's work gathering intelligence was secret until documents leaked by Edward Snowden were published, revealing the agency had collected phone records from Americans and allies… Continue watching