How Trump Ally Michael Flynn Nurtured — and Profited From — the QAnon Conspiracy Theory
Flynn hitched his financial fortunes to QAnon as early as the summer of 2019, when he was facing a mountain of legal costs.
National Security
U.S. Website Seizures Targeting Iran Cast Wide Net Over Dissident and Religious Broadcasters
The U.S. dragnet censored purported Iranian-linked disinformation sites with little explanation — and little room for accountability.
U.S. Military Training Document Says Socialists Represent "Terrorist" Ideology
A Navy training document asks, “Anarchists, socialists and neo-nazis represent which terrorist ideological category?”
Voices
Tucker Carlson Distorted My Reporting in His Latest Jan. 6 Conspiracy Theory
Yes, the FBI used stings to entrap Muslims after 9/11. But there's no evidence the U.S. Capitol riot was the FBI's idea.
Reality Winner, Whistleblower on Russian Hacking, Is Released From Prison
Winner, who received the longest-ever prison sentence for serving as a journalistic source, has moved to a federal halfway house in Texas.
In the Least Wired Country on Earth, U.S. Military Asks Airstrike Victims to File Complaints Online
Leaflets convinced many Somali militants to switch sides, but America is less interested in hearing from people hurt by its drones.
Voices
Trump's DOJ Was Wrong to Seize My Phone Records
These are precarious times for journalists and their sources, as the seizure of my call records shows.
Pentagon Undercounts Civilian Casualties in New Report, Experts Say
The annual report vastly understates civilians killed by the U.S. military, and condolence payments are not offered even in confirmed cases.
Why Daniel Ellsberg Wants the U.S. to Prosecute Him Under the Espionage Act
In an exclusive interview, Ellsberg explains why he hopes the courts take on the law used to crack down on whistleblowers.
One Man's No-Fly List Nightmare
Ashraf Maniar was surveilled and harassed at home in the U.S., and detained by a foreign government, after being placed on the terrorism watchlist.