How is classified information typically shared and can officials declassify secrets whenever they want? A national security expert explains
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg on March 27, 2025, ordered top Trump administration officials to preserve records of their ...
What is the 'state secrets privilege' invoked by the Trump administration?
The state secrets privilege allows the U.S. government to withhold sensitive evidence in court cases. Both Democratic and ...
It's Not Journalists' Job To Protect Government Secrets
You don't have to be more Catholic than the Pope, as the saying goes. But over the past week, an accidental leak to The ...
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Trump’s ‘state secrets’ claim over deportation flight details breaks with past practice
The Justice Department’s decision to invoke the rarely used state secrets privilege in a bid to avoid giving a federal ...
Trump Takes Government Secrecy Seriously. But Only When It Suits Him.
In the Trump era, the definition of an official secret depends on whatever works best for the president. As far as the Trump ...
What is a SCIF? Inside the high-security rooms that keep military secrets safe — unlike a Signal chat
Government and military officials handle classified discussions within SCIF rooms to safeguard top-secret information from ...
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There are computer systems designed to discuss war plans and other secrets. They are accessible only in secured rooms, and it ...
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Hillary Clinton sent emails ‘stamped’ Top Secret? No, government reviews paint a different picture
As secretary of state, Hillary Clinton used a personal email address, which meant its data was housed on private servers in her New York home. The emails were the subject of FBI and congressional ...
Testimony raises questions about Pete Hegseth's handling of secrets and sensitive communications
A Senate hearing spotlighted the defense secretary’s decision to share sensitive information on a messenger app generally not ...
Trump Invokes ‘State Secrets Privilege.’ Here’s What That Means
The legal doctrine has its roots in a contract between President Abraham Lincoln and a spy for the Union during the Civil War ...