The White House was left scrambling after reports that Hegseth had fired three top aides following an illegal wiretap.

Donald Trump’s pick for national security adviser doesn’t seem to actually want to ensure national security.

Kerry Howley’s new book shows how the government distorts reality to turn whistleblowers into public enemies.

In an era of hacks and breaches, the game of spy vs. spy has changed.

Spencer Ackerman’s new book argues that the forever wars created the conditions for Trump’s rise.

The Fox News hatemonger and the rage-tweeting muckraker are pushing an NSA “scandal” without evidence—the latest fruits of a cynical partnership built on mutual self-interest.

The app’s acquisition might be good for Microsoft. But what about the rest of us?

As an impeachment crisis looms, CIA and FBI veterans are taking a troubling lead in opposing Trump at the ballot box.

How a fiction writer transformed the NSA whistleblower into a tragic hero

What do your smartphone and the world’s most advanced fighter jet have in common? The Trump administration can’t protect them from hackers.

What happens when the president goes to war with his own spies?

How the all-male citations in a profile of a major American journalist obscure a crucial nuance about Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election

In attempting to both appease the intelligence community and ostensibly roll back its powers, lawmakers are making a mockery of the reform effort.

Why the Trump era represents a real opportunity to reform the NSA’s surveillance program.

Lawmakers are finally getting serious about cybersecurity, but a proposed bill would also limit the president’s ability to cozy up to the Russians.

Joshua Reeves’s “Citizen Spies” looks at citizens, surveillance, and how the police state conscripts us all.

The administration and its allies are using legitimate concerns about America’s spying to distract from the Russia controversy.