Congress cuts military, development aid for Afghanistan
Quiet reductions in an appropriations bill drew no perceptible opposition from the Obama administration.
FBI efforts to assist Sochi Olympics limited by Russians
Putin is planning a show of force, but the security risks are regarded as high compared with past Games.
Obama says NSA phone program is not illegal
The president cites federal court rulings that upheld the program’s constitutionality.
Iraqi leader says Sunnis see opportunity in Anbar crisis
The parliament speaker says Sunnis hope their help against militants will bring them political benefits.
Snowden denies stealing passwords to access secret files
In online question-and-answer session, he says U.S. law precludes him from returning home.
Hagel orders full review of nuclear force
The defense secretary’s move follows a string of embarrassing revelations about personnel on the force.
Zawahiri seeks to end infighting among Syrian militants
The al-Qaeda leader’s appeal reflects concern that battles are undermining the group’s ambitions in the region.
The hidden history of the CIA’s prison in Poland
A villa in the lake district was arguably one of the most important of the black sites created in the wake of Sept. 11.
NSA Secrets
Revelations and reaction
The National Security Agency has been forced to respond to unprecedented disclosures about its surveillance programs. Those programs have been assailed as a violation of privacy rights by critics and defended as critical to U.S. national security by intelligence officials. Explore our coverage.
Independent board says NSA phone program should end
Panel says Section 215 of Patriot Act “does not provide adequate basis to support this program.”
U.S.: 40 percent of firm’s security checks were incomplete
Falls Church-based USIS won nearly $12 million in bonuses for rushed security probes, U.S. says.
Snowden denies Russian intelligence had role in leaks
Dimissing Rep. Mike Rogers’s claims, the former NSA contractor said he “unambiguously acted alone.”
U.S. officials harbor doubts Obama’s NSA goal can be met
Some fear the president’s push to quickly revamp the phone-data collection program is unworkable.
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