In Senate testimony today, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and FBI Director Robert Mueller evaded questions from Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) on domestic surveillance of American citizens. Clapper seems visibly annoyed at the question. Neither he nor...

Via Glenn Greenwald, an illicit recording of Manning's court statement last week. Here is legendary Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg's reaction to the leaked recording: Whoever made this recording, and I don't know who the person is, has done the American...

At The American Conservative, Daniel Larison quips: "It’s a bit odd that someone who incessantly calls for military intervention is offended when he is described as a reliable supporter of military interventions." It is odd. But then again, McCain is an odd fellow....

The New York Times published a lengthy article yesterday on the Obama administration's effort to legally justify the killing of an American citizen in its targeted killing program, namely Anwar al-Awlaki. Excerpt: David Barron and Martin Lederman had a problem. As...

Phillip Weiss points out the conspicuous hypocrisy of Washington: whereas North Korea's nukes aren't a threat, Iran's non-existant nukes are not only a threat, they're a threat to our existence! Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) has been one of the foremost hawks on Iran,...

From The Washington Examiner: Attorney General Eric Holder wrote Sen. Rand Paul,R-Ky., to confirm that President Obama does not have the authority to kill an American on U.S. soil in a non-combat situation, Obama’s spokesman announced today. White House Press...

Senator Rand Paul's historic filibuster is still ongoing ended late last night. At one point, he made a proposal. If adopted unanimously by the Senate, Paul said, he would end the filibuster immediately. The proposal was a non-binding resolution opposing the...