Defense

Anonymous U.S. Officials Point Fingers at France and Spain on Surveillance

Officials claim NSA only analyzed phone data already gathered by those countries' intelligence agencies.

  • Philip Bump, The Wire
Management

Former NSA Chief Trashes Obama Administration During Amtrak Ride

Michael Hayden was giving off-the-record interviews by phone while a former MoveOn staffer eavesdropped on train.

  • Philip Bump, The Wire
Oversight

Obamacare Got More Popular During the Shutdown

Americans still oppose the law, but slightly less than they did in August.

  • Philip Bump, The Wire
Oversight

EPA Shutdown Is Great, Say Senate Environment Committee Republicans

Blog post lists silver linings the GOP sees in the closings.

  • Philip Bump, The Wire
Oversight

Let Us Now Pity Congress, Which Must Go Without Ice Cream in the Shutdown

Senators are now served boxed lunches, and there are only two cafeterias still open on the Hill.

  • Philip Bump, The Wire
Oversight

The Capitol Hill Police Get Paid by Congress -- In Applause

Force is mostly exempt from the shutdown, but faces delayed paychecks.

  • Philip Bump, The Wire
Defense

Intel Chief 'Can't Guarantee' America Will Remain Safe During the Shutdown

Clapper says he is 'very concerned about the jeopardy to the country because of this.'

  • Philip Bump, The Wire
Oversight

How the Shutdown Ends

Senate has rejected the idea of conference negotiations.

  • Philip Bump, The Wire
Oversight

The NSA Used to Spy on MLK — and the Senator Who Forced It to Reform

Senator Frank Church helped prohibit the NSA from spying on people in the United States.

  • Philip Bump, The Wire
Oversight

Why Does Congress Need a Whole Seven Days to Solve Its Money Problems?

Report indicates House Republicans may want a one-week funding extension.

  • Philip Bump, The Wire
Oversight

The Secret to Congress Getting Popular: Go on Vacation

Approval levels have reached their highest point since last fall.

  • Philip Bump, The Wire
Defense

What Does Obama Get From a Syria Compromise Besides Political Relief?

President now has an easier case to make.

  • Philip Bump, The Wire
Defense

Russia and Syria Like John Kerry's 'Rhetorical' Idea for Averting War

Secretary of State offered the idea in response to a journalist's question.

  • Philip Bump, The Wire
Management

Are You Smarter Than an American?

The Pew Research Center released its "What the Public Knows" study Thursday.

  • Philip Bump and Allie Jones, The Wire
Defense

The First Low Hurdle for Military Action in Syria Is Cleared

Senate Foreign Relations panel passes resolution.

  • Philip Bump, The Wire
Defense

Obama Gets Two Crucial Republican Yeses on Syria

House Republican leaders John Boehner and Eric Cantor are on board.

  • Philip Bump, The Wire
Oversight

The Date for the Next Debt Ceiling Fight Has Been Set

Mark mid-October on your calendars.

  • Philip Bump, The Wire
Management

The Size of the Government Is in the Eye of the Beholder

The government under Obama is shrinking, but not much, contentious article states.

  • Philip Bump, The Wire
Oversight

Lawmaker Considered Blowing the Whistle on the NSA From the Senate Floor

But the thought was brief, Wyden tells Rolling Stone.

  • Philip Bump, The Wire
Defense

The Government Now Admits There's an 'Area 51'

Nevada site housed spy plane program for decades; no mention of aliens in newly declassified documents.

  • Philip Bump, The Wire
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