NSA leaker Edward Snowden is tiring of Russia, according to a report in The Hill. “Returning to the US,” Snowden said, would be “the best resolution for the government, the public, and myself, but its unfortunately not possible in the face of current whistleblower protection laws.” In response, Attorney General Eric Holder told MSNBC that, […]

The Israeli intelligence agency foiled an al-Qaida plot against the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv Wednesday, marking the first time al-Qaida has attempted an attack on Israeli soil, reports Newsmax. The Shin Bet intelligence agency arrested three Palestinians alleged to be planning bombings, shootings, kidnappings and other attacks while working al-Qaida’s leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. CNN: […]

Four years and one week ago, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell gave the Republican response to President Obama’s State of the Union address. On Tuesday, he and his wife, Maureen, were indicted on federal corruption charges in connection to their relationship with a donor named Jonnie Williams, reports the Washington Post and NY Times. McDonnell’s lawyers […]

The New Yorker’s David Remnick profiles President Obama with three years to go in the presidency – and Obama gets candid and controversial. Here’s just a few of Obama’s quotes from the story. On marijuana – “I don’t think it is more dangerous than alcohol.”  On football – “I would not let my son play […]

In another explosive revelation from Edward Snowden, the Guardian reports the NSA collects nearly 200 million text message every day in untargeted global sweeps. Meanwhile, as President Obama prepares to announce small reforms to NSA surveillance, the New York Times profiles his transition from harsh critic of surveillance to commander-in-chief, and quotes his deputy national […]