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House Committee Subpoenas Journalist For Reporting On Commander Involved In Maduro Raid

House Committee Subpoenas Journalist For Reporting On Commander Involved In Maduro Raid

The House Committee on Oversight and Reform subpoenaed journalist Seth Harp to testify before Congress after he identified a Delta Force commander, who he said was involved in the United States military operation that kidnapped Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro. Republican Representative Anna Paulina Luna, who asked for the subpoena, contended

Whistleblower: US Officials Sidestep Court Order, Close Immigrants' Requests For Files

Whistleblower: US Officials Sidestep Court Order, Close Immigrants' Requests For Files

A “disabled Marine Corps infantry combat veteran" has allegedly faced a gag order and retaliation for dissenting against this policy

Indiana State Officials Sued For Blocking Media Access To Executions

Indiana State Officials Sued For Blocking Media Access To Executions

Media organizations that cover executions in Indiana sue the state for blocking media access and violating their First Amendment rights

Chief US Intel Agency Declassifies Information That It Claimed 'Deep State Actors' Leaked To Attack Trump

Chief US Intel Agency Declassifies Information That It Claimed 'Deep State Actors' Leaked To Attack Trump

The following article was made possible by paid subscribers of The Dissenter. Become a subscriber with this discount offer and support journalism that stands up to attacks on freedom of the press. An intelligence memo on the prison gang Tren de Aragua’s supposed ties to the Venezuelan government was

The Trump Administration's Lie Detector Dragnet

The Trump Administration's Lie Detector Dragnet

The use of lie detector tests to root out alleged leakers has added to the climate of fear under Trump.

Hiding Corruption: NOAA Agencies Claim They Have Too Many Records On Musk And DOGE To Produce Them

Hiding Corruption: NOAA Agencies Claim They Have Too Many Records On Musk And DOGE To Produce Them

Musk and DOGE operatives involved in restructuring and downsizing the agency present a “direct and dangerous conflict of interest," according to PEER.

The Chaotic Release Of Long Sought After JFK Files

The Chaotic Release Of Long Sought After JFK Files

Jefferson Morley, known for his reporting on the JFK assassination, called the publication of files a "breakthrough"