Attorney general under pressure to open more leak inquiries
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Attorney General Eric Holder appears to have little choice but to launch a new round of investigations into media leaks, the very issue that consumed him for the last month and led to renewed calls for his resignation.
Spy agency seeks criminal probe into leaks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. intelligence agency requested a criminal probe on Saturday into the leak of highly classified information about secret surveillance programs run by the National Security Agency, a spokesman for the intelligence chief’s off…
Spy agency seeks criminal probe into National Security Agency leaks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. intelligence agency formally requested a criminal probe on Saturday into the leak of highly classified information about secret surveillance programs run by the National Security Agency, a spokesman for the intelligence cz…
Obama confronts Xi on cyber theft, affinity found on North Korea
RANCHO MIRAGE, California (Reuters) – President Barack Obama confronted Chinese President Xi Jinping over allegations of cyber theft on Saturday but they agreed at a shirtsleeves summit in the California desert on reining in North Korea.
China’s ‘first lady’ Peng avoids California limelight
RANCHO MIRAGE, California (Reuters) – China’s photogenic “first lady” Peng Liyuan played steel drums in Trinidad, strolled hand-in-hand with a coffee farmer’s daughter in Costa Rica and snapped pictures with her iPhone in the shadow of Mayan ruins in M…
Newark Mayor Booker to run for New Jersey Senate seat
NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) – Newark Mayor Cory Booker announced his candidacy on Saturday for a U.S. Senate seat for New Jersey and will run in a Democratic primary set for August to fill the seat of late Senator Frank Lautenberg.
Obama, Xi talk cyber security and North Korea at summit
RANCHO MIRAGE, California (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed on Saturday that North Korea must give up its nuclear weapons, during a two-day summit where Obama directly aired U.S. concerns about Chinese cyber the…
Senate Republicans push tougher border plans in U.S. immigration bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two leading Republican senators on Wednesday unveiled proposals requiring much tighter security on the U.S.-Mexico border before undocumented immigrants could gain permanent residency under the broad immigration bill the Senate i…
Analysis: U.S. domestic spying controversy complicates cybersecurity efforts
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The Obama administration’s cybersecurity agenda, which includes expanding the military’s Cyber Command and beefing up protection for critical infrastructure, faces more intense scrutiny after two vast domestic surve…
Obama wants cooperation with China, despite tensions
RANCHO MIRAGE, California (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Friday he welcomed the “peaceful rise” of China and that, despite inevitable areas of tension, both countries want a cooperative relationship, as he and Chinese President Xi Jinping k…
