National Security

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 11: Judge Brett Kavanaugh listens to Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) talk about Kavanaugh's qualifications before a meeting in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill July 11, 2018 in Washington, DC. Kavanaugh is meeting with members of the Senate after U.S. President Donald Trump nominated him to succeed retiring Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Supreme Privilege

Brett Kavanaugh Repeatedly Ruled in Favor of the Security State, Most Recently for the CIA — and Against Me

Jefferson Morley

- July 17, 2018

On the same day he received Trump's Supreme Court nomination, Kavanaugh ruled against me in a case about JFK assassination files.

US President Donald Trump (Center L) and Russia's President Vladimir Putin (Center R) arrive for a meeting at Finland's Presidential Palace on July 16, 2018 in Helsinki, Finland. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

Voices

The CIA Had a Rule Against Meeting the KGB Alone. Trump Was Reckless to Ignore It With Putin.

James Risen

- July 16, 2018

Both leaders’ comments to reporters after the Helsinki meeting only reinforced the growing belief among many Americans that Trump is in Putin’s pocket.

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 21: Special counsel Robert Mueller (C) leaves after a closed meeting with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee June 21, 2017 at the Capitol in Washington, DC. The committee meets with Mueller to discuss the firing of former FBI Director James Comey. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Voices

Indictment of Russian Intelligence Operatives Should Quell Harebrained Conspiracy Theories on DNC Hack

James Risen

- July 13, 2018

The indictment makes a compelling case that the hack of the Democratic Party was a highly structured, officially sanctioned Russian intelligence operation.

FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2016 file photo, a voter casts his primary vote in Hialeah, Fla. Hacking attempts of voting machines and leaked emails could alter the trajectory of the presidential campaign in its final weeks. These prospects worry people in both campaigns. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)

Election Insecurity

A Swing-State Election Vendor Repeatedly Denied Being Hacked by Russians. The New Mueller Indictment Says Otherwise.

Sam Biddle

- July 13, 2018

VR Systems was “hacked into” by Russian military intelligence, Robert Mueller's investigation has found.

Trump and Russia

Republicans' Slavish Loyalty to Trump in the Russia Investigation May Permanently Deprive Congress of Its Oversight Role

James Risen

- July 13, 2018

Republicans in Congress are clearly collaborating with Donald Trump to interfere with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.

In this Tuesday, June 5, 2018 photo, reviewed by U.S. military officials, troops stand guard outside Camp Delta at the Guantanamo Bay detention center, in Cuba. The Pentagon has asked Congress to approve money for a new super-max prison unit to be designed with the understanding that prisoners will grow old and frail in custody, some perhaps still without being convicted of a crime. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

As Eight Guantánamo Detainees Ask for Freedom, the Trump Administration Says It Could Hold Them For 100 Years

Shilpa Jindia

- July 12, 2018

The men have been at Guantánamo up to 16 years with no trial or charges, and lawyers say the war on terror justification for their detention has expired.

An American Century of Brutal Overseas Conquest Began at Guantánamo Bay

Miriam Pensack

- July 4, 2018

U.S. Marines landed in Cuba 120 years ago last month, setting off the Spanish-American War, as well as U.S. imperialism and terroristic conquests overseas.

Reality Winner, charged with leaking U.S. secrets to a news outlet, walks into the Federal Courthouse in Augusta, Ga., Tuesday, June 26, 2018. (Michael Holahan/The Augusta Chronicle via AP)

After “Dark Times” in Pretrial Detention, Reality Winner Sought Closure in Plea Deal

Taylor Barnes

- June 26, 2018

Winner has seen “dark times” during pretrial detention in the small county jail, where she struggles with depression and an eating disorder.

Whistleblower Reality Winner, Charged Under the Espionage Act for Helping to Inform Public of Russian Election Meddling, Pleads Guilty

Trevor Timm

- June 26, 2018

Reality Winner agreed to a sentence of 63 months in prison and three years of supervised release as part of her plea deal.

Snowden Archive

The NSA’s Hidden Spy Hubs in Eight U.S. Cities

Ryan Gallagher, Henrik Moltke

- June 25, 2018

These fortress-like AT&T buildings are central to a secret NSA program that has monitored billions of communications, documents and sources reveal.

National Security

Brett Kavanaugh Repeatedly Ruled in Favor of the Security State, Most Recently for the CIA — and Against Me

The CIA Had a Rule Against Meeting the KGB Alone. Trump Was Reckless to Ignore It With Putin.

Indictment of Russian Intelligence Operatives Should Quell Harebrained Conspiracy Theories on DNC Hack

A Swing-State Election Vendor Repeatedly Denied Being Hacked by Russians. The New Mueller Indictment Says Otherwise.

Republicans' Slavish Loyalty to Trump in the Russia Investigation May Permanently Deprive Congress of Its Oversight Role

As Eight Guantánamo Detainees Ask for Freedom, the Trump Administration Says It Could Hold Them For 100 Years

An American Century of Brutal Overseas Conquest Began at Guantánamo Bay

After “Dark Times” in Pretrial Detention, Reality Winner Sought Closure in Plea Deal

Whistleblower Reality Winner, Charged Under the Espionage Act for Helping to Inform Public of Russian Election Meddling, Pleads Guilty

The NSA’s Hidden Spy Hubs in Eight U.S. Cities

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National Security

Brett Kavanaugh Repeatedly Ruled in Favor of the Security State, Most Recently for the CIA — and Against Me

The CIA Had a Rule Against Meeting the KGB Alone. Trump Was Reckless to Ignore It With Putin.

Indictment of Russian Intelligence Operatives Should Quell Harebrained Conspiracy Theories on DNC Hack

A Swing-State Election Vendor Repeatedly Denied Being Hacked by Russians. The New Mueller Indictment Says Otherwise.

Republicans' Slavish Loyalty to Trump in the Russia Investigation May Permanently Deprive Congress of Its Oversight Role

As Eight Guantánamo Detainees Ask for Freedom, the Trump Administration Says It Could Hold Them For 100 Years

An American Century of Brutal Overseas Conquest Began at Guantánamo Bay

After “Dark Times” in Pretrial Detention, Reality Winner Sought Closure in Plea Deal

Whistleblower Reality Winner, Charged Under the Espionage Act for Helping to Inform Public of Russian Election Meddling, Pleads Guilty

The NSA’s Hidden Spy Hubs in Eight U.S. Cities

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