In the middle of Sunshine Week, when news organizations and advocacy groups promote government transparency, the Obama administration urged Congress on Tuesday to keep secret a whole new category of information even under the Freedom of Information Act. Full story
A group dedicated to reducing government secrecy gave its annual worst performance award Tuesday to the Justice Department, the agency President Barack Obama ordered in 2009 to lead his drive to open more government records to the public. Full story
Public disclosure of graphic photos and video taken of Osama bin Laden after he was killed would damage national security, the Obama administration contends in a court documents. Full story
David Corn, Washington bureau chief for Mother Jones Magazine, explains to Rachel Maddow why he filed a Freedom of Information Act request for Sarah Palin's government emails and what he expects to find.
The Defense Department is refusing to do a speedy review of a Freedom of Information Act request for graphic photos of Osama bin Laden's corpse, setting the stage for a protracted battle over access to the images. Full story
Judicial Watch, a conservative public interest group, says that it filed a lawsuit against the government for the release of Osama bin Laden death photos. Full story
Governor Walker’s been caught in a lie about how much support he was getting from Wisconsin citizens.
