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FBI Reveals 'Additional Details' About Clinton Email Probe in Secret Declaration
On the eve of several major Democratic primary contests, the FBI described an "active and ongoing investigation" into the former secretary of state's use of a private email server.
Exclusive: Snowden Tried to Tell NSA About Surveillance Concerns, Documents Reveal
More than 800 pages of formerly classified NSA documents, including emails sent from the highest levels of government, give unprecedented insight into both Edward Snowden's final weeks at the agency and its response to his historic leaks.
The FAA Has Never Fined Anyone for Flying a Drone Commercially
A list of the FAA’s enforcement actions show it’s concerned with unsafe flying, not with people flying drones for money.
The FAA Revoked an Airplane Pilot’s License for Flying a Drone
Meet the only person who has ever had their pilot’s license taken away from them for flying a drone.
The FAA Gave Us a List of Every Drone Pilot Who Has Ever Been Fined
The FAA fined the guy who crashed a drone at the White House, people who flew over sporting events, and two pilots who crashed their drones into the ocean in Puerto Rico.
NASA Nearly Crashed the Vomit Comet on a Reckless Trip to Greenland
Multiple crew members objected to unsafe and frivolous uses of NASA’s famous zero gravity plane, according to documents obtained using the Freedom of Information Act.
No Man Left Behind: What Did Congress Know About the Bowe Bergdahl Prisoner Exchange?
We used the Freedom of Information Act to find out if lawmakers really were in the dark when it came to the Bowe Bergdahl-Taliban Five trade-off.
It Took a FOIA Lawsuit to Uncover How the Obama Administration Killed FOIA Reform
The Obama administration bills itself as the "most transparent in history," but recently released documents show that behind the scenes, the administration has been fighting against government transparency.
An Activist Wrote a Script to FOIA the Files of 7,000 Dead FBI Officials
Michael Best wants to build a 'Who's Who' in the FBI.
Hours Before South Carolina Primary, 1,500 Pages of Hillary Clinton Emails Are Released
The emails cover US-Israel relations, the death of Osama bin Laden, Guantanamo detainees, and grave humanitarian issues in Somalia.
While US Attorney General, Eric Holder Used Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Birth Name as His Official Email Address
In order to combat spam and avoid being inundated with correspondence from the public, Holder used the name Lew Alcindor for his Justice Department email address.
How the Feds Blocked Me from Covering a Pill Mill Trial
You might call me a poster boy for an era of darkness, delays, denials, and intimidation under President Barack Obama.