How the DOJ's antitrust lawsuit against Apple and the Big Six book publishers will affect the business of lit
Laura Miller Monday, Jul 1, 2013 5:02 PM UTC
Entertainment Books, E-books, Apple, Amazon.com
In order to manage its post-sequester budget, the government is keeping 96 unpaid trained employees on staff
Christie Thompson, ProPublica Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 1:30 PM UTC
Business ProPublica
Prosecutors lay the groundwork to subpoena progressive activist Curtis Morrison for secretly taping the senator
Alex Seitz-Wald Friday, Jun 21, 2013 4:05 AM UTC
Politics Mitch McConnell
Embattled AG's Justice Department seeks oversight of NYPD, involves administration in stop-and-frisk case
Alex Pareene Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 1:15 PM UTC
Politics Opening Shot, Thomas Perez, NYPD
What the Supreme Court got wrong: Patents on self-replicating seed are unethical, dangerous and anti-competitive
Kristina Hubbard Thursday, May 30, 2013 6:17 PM UTC
Technology Monsanto, Supreme Court, GMO
Advocates see potential "sea change" now that government crackdown on leaks includes framing journalism as a crime
Natasha Lennard Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:15 PM UTC
Media james rosen, AP, First Amendment
Probing leaks over North Korea, the government surveilled James Rosen's every contact with State Department
Natasha Lennard Monday, May 20, 2013 9:55 AM UTC
Media james rosen, North Korea
Strongbox, co-created by the persecuted late technologist, is an open-source drop box for leaked documents
Natasha Lennard Saturday, May 18, 2013 1:00 PM UTC
Technology AP, Aaron Swartz
Comments about AP scandal aligned with shield law caveats, made "no apologies" for national security concerns
Natasha Lennard Thursday, May 16, 2013 7:51 PM UTC
Media Spying, AP, Barack Obama
What if a liberal group defended Obama and no one cared?
Alex Pareene Thursday, May 16, 2013 2:49 PM UTC
Media Opening Shot
It's been a long, fraught tenure rife with faux-scandals and near-misses. But the AP phone flap could be different
Alex Seitz-Wald Thursday, May 16, 2013 1:45 PM UTC
Media Eric Holder
In wake of news that DOJ spied on AP, administration tries to mitigate mess by reviving legislation it helped kill
Natasha Lennard Wednesday, May 15, 2013 7:42 PM UTC
Media White House, AP, media shield law
The attorney general also said that his recusal from the AP phone records case was not done in writing
Jillian Rayfield Wednesday, May 15, 2013 7:31 PM UTC
Politics Eric Holder
The attorney general blew up at Republican Rep. Darrell Issa, who also chairs the House Oversight Committee VIDEO
Jillian Rayfield Wednesday, May 15, 2013 7:20 PM UTC
Politics Video, Eric Holder, Darrell Issa
The Senate Democratic Leader says the Department of Justice handled the AP phone records case "wrong" [UPDATED]
Alex Seitz-Wald Wednesday, May 15, 2013 5:30 PM UTC
Politics Harry Reid, Eric Holder
There is at least one area where Republican outrage is underwhelming
Jillian Rayfield Wednesday, May 15, 2013 1:34 PM UTC
Politics John McCain, John Cornyn
The subpoenas were part of "the protection of national security and effective enforcement of our criminal laws"
Jillian Rayfield Tuesday, May 14, 2013 9:19 PM UTC
Politics Eric Holder, Associated Press
The Attorney General also contended that it "is not the policy of this administration" to go after reporters
Jillian Rayfield Tuesday, May 14, 2013 5:30 PM UTC
Politics Eric Holder
Politicians generally unconcerned by the government's vast spy dragnet are now speaking out
Natasha Lennard Tuesday, May 14, 2013 1:15 PM UTC
News AP, Surveillance
The GOP's second-term scandal machine is operational! Will Obama be sunk by the IRS, the AP or Benghazi?
Alex Pareene Tuesday, May 14, 2013 12:59 PM UTC
Politics Opening Shot, IRS