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David Sanger

Protestors gathered at a small rally in support of Apple's refusal to help the FBI access the cell phone of a gunman involved in the killings of 14 people in San Bernardino, California in February.

Did an Israeli digital forensics firm unlock the San Bernardino attacker’s cellphone?

Justice

Cellebrite, a company headquartered in a Tel Aviv-suburb might have helped the FBI hack into the San Bernardino attacker’s iPhone.

A view of sensor arrays at a former NSA monitoring base in Bad Aibling in Bavaria, Germany.

The NSA’s bulk collection program may soon end, but they may not care

Justice

It’s easy to win an election when dissent could send you to jail

Global Scan
Activists protest NSA surveillance programs in front of the U.S. embassy in Kiev, November 1, 2013.

The NSA gives an old spy trick a modern spin. And it involves radio waves

Global Politics
Edward Snowden

A White House advisory panel suggests 46 ways to rein in the NSA

Global Politics

Exploring The Road to U.S. Action in Syria

Over the last two years more than 100,000 people have died in the Syrian civil war, which has entered a new phase as violence escalates around the country. Last week, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry confirmed intelligence information that found 1,429 people were killed in a chemical weapons attack in suburbs outside of the […]

NSA Cyberdefense Plans Stalled Due to Leaks

In the midst of widespread controversy and political pressure over its once-secret surveillance programs, the National Security Agency (NSA) is also seeing progress on other fronts slow down. The NSA has long been lobbying Congress and the White House to launch a major defense operation to protect American computer networks from cyber attacks. But because […]

James Rosen case prompts frank discuss about balance between First Amendment, national security

Global Politics

The Justice Department has launched an unprecedented crackdown on leaks within the government — going so far as to seize the phone records of several AP journalists and searching the personal email of a Fox News correspondent. The crackdown has prompted an outcry from media and civil rights advocates.

International tour gives Romney chance to provide details on foreign policy

Global Politics

Mitt Romney is on tour. On Wednesday he arrived in London, where he’ll watch the Olympic opening ceremony Friday before heading to Poland and Israel. The trip could provide a better glimpse into Romney’s foreign policy platform.

U.S.-Afghan relations suffer after rogue soldier accused of killing 16 civilians

Nine children and three women were among 16 Afghan civilians killed Sunday morning in Kandahar. A U.S. Army soldier is accused of the killing, but no motive had been revealed.. The Afghan Taliban has vowed revenge and it is likely the incident will harm efforts to bring peace between the United States and the Taliban.