Snowden Revelations Cast New Doubts On Intelligence Oversight Process

Depending on which elected official you asked this week or last, the revelation that the NSA regularly collects U.S. phone…

Senate Intel Committee Blocks Former Staffer From Talking To Press About Oversight Process

The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence has taken the unusual step of actively blocking a former committee aide from talking…

Snowden Makes Fresh ‘Hacking’ Allegations In New Interview

Schumer: Cornyn Border Security Amendment A ‘Non-Starter’ And We Are Not Negotiating With Him

Democrats want it to be crystal clear. They don’t think Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) is crucial to passing immigration reform.…

What Extradition Proceedings Against Ed Snowden Would Look Like — And How The U.S. Might Get Around Them

Much of the world is eyeing Hong Kong in anticipation of whatever happens to Edward Snowden — public enemy number…

How Did Ed Snowden Have Access To So Much Classified Info?

Of all the questions Edward Snowden raised by leaking reams of classified materials to the Washington Post and The Guardian…

Economy Adds 175,000 Jobs In May

The U.S. economy added 175,000 jobs in May, according to an initial Bureau of Labor Statistics report issued Friday morning,…

The End Of Austerity-Mania On Capitol Hill?

Congress, the White House, and maybe even the country at large have come a long way since House Minority Leader…

White House-Aligned Think Tank Throws In The Towel On Budget ‘Grand Bargain’

After years of tacitly supporting President Obama’s elusive quest for a “grand bargain” with Republicans to reduce 10-year deficits, the…

Did Reid Break His Word To McConnell About The Nuclear Option?

For a few weeks now — ever since Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) began stepping up pressure on Republicans to…