More Americans see man who leaked NSA secrets as ‘patriot’ than traitor: Poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Roughly one in three Americans say the former security contractor who leaked details of top-secret U.S. surveillance activity is a patriot and should not be prosecuted, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday.
Feds hunted for Snowden in days before NSA programs went public
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. government investigators began an urgent search for Edward Snowden several days before the first media reports were published on the government’s secret surveillance programs, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesda…
EU justice chief seeks answers on U.S. data spying
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s chief justice official has written to the U.S. attorney general demanding an explanation for the collection of foreign nationals’ data through its Prism spy program.
Iowa governor signs state’s biggest-ever tax cut into law
(Reuters) – Iowa Governor Terry Branstad signed what he said was the biggest tax cut in the state’s history into law on Wednesday, saying it will spur growth in the state’s economy.
Boeing, FAA defend approval of 787 Dreamliner
(Reuters) – Boeing and federal regulators told U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday they learned crucial lessons from the 787 Dreamliner’s battery problems, but they defended the certification process as “quite robust” and safe enough.
Obama names Avril Haines as deputy CIA director after Morell retires
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will name Avril Haines, a White House legal adviser, as deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency after the current director, Michael Morell, said he would retire in August, the White House said on…
Obama urges Massachusetts voters to back Markey’s Senate bid
BOSTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, fighting to protect his party’s margin of control in the U.S. Senate, urged Massachusetts voters on Wednesday to back fellow Democrat Edward Markey in a June 25 special election that could gauge Americans’ vie…
NSA chief: surveillance has stopped dozens of potential attacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The director of the National Security Agency said on Wednesday that recently disclosed top-secret U.S. surveillance programs have helped to prevent “dozens” of potential terrorist events.
Bloomberg targets political donations in latest gun-control push
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, in his latest bid for tougher gun control, is urging the city’s legions of Democratic donors to withhold funds from four Democratic senators who opposed a background checks bill earlier this year.
NSA chief says U.S. infrastructure highly vulnerable to cyber attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. critical infrastructure – which ranges from telecommunications to water to energy supplies – is not well prepared to handle a destructive cyber attack, the top U.S. general in charge of cybersecurity said on Wednesday.
