WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dish Network Corp is ramping up its Washington-centric campaign to thwart Japanese firm SoftBank Corp's bid for Sprint Nextel Corp, hoping to convince lawmakers and government reviewers that it poses national security risks.Full story
(Reuters) - Dish Network Corp has rolled out an advertising campaign suggesting a deal by a Japanese company to acquire Sprint Nextel Corp could threaten U.S. national security, hoping to sway lawmakers and win support for its rival offer. Full story
The LA Times is reporting former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig urged the government to counter what he called a major threat to national security, with CNBC's Hampton Pearson.
The author of a new book on government secrecy, Marc Ambinder, says what we know about the Justice Department’s seizure of journalist’s records isn’t even the half of it.
MSNBC political analyst Joan Walsh, Demos’ Bob Herbert, American Prospect’s Jamelle Bouie, TheGrio’s Joy Reid, and Steve Kornacki discuss the IRS targeting of conservative and tea party groups, past problems with government bureaucracy that weren’t labeled “scandals,” and whether Democratic presiden
Demos’ Bob Herbert, The American Prospect’s Jamelle Bouie, The Grio’s Joy Reid, and Center for Constitutional Rights' Shayana Kadidal discuss the chilling effect of the records seizure for journalists and whether the recently-revived proposal of a shield law is just window dressing.
Rachel Maddow reports on the recent history of the idea of a shield law to protect journalists who deal with sensitive sources, putting a federal judge between journalists and federal subpoenas, and the resurrection of that idea in the wake of outrage over the Justice Department's seizure of AP phon
NBC News' Chuck Todd and Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y., join Morning Joe to discuss the upcoming House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the IRS' scrutiny of Tea Party groups as well as the DOJ's use of a secret subpoena to obtain two months of the Associated Press' phone records.
Palestinian members of Hamas national security forces aim their guns during a graduation ceremony in Gaza City May 21, 2013. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem (GAZA - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS)
Palestinian members of Hamas national security forces march during a graduation ceremony in Gaza City May 21, 2013. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem (GAZA - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS)
An Islamist protester sprays the words, "The state security are dogs of the country" at the main entrance of the state security headquarters in Cairo May 2, 2013. Egyptian security forces fired tear gas to disperse a small group of hardline Islamist protesters who were attempting to scale the walls
