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This 1985 file photo shows Samuel Loring Morison, after he was found guilty under Espionage Act of selling photos to Jane's Defense Weekly.

Government Leaks to the Press Are Crucial to Our Democracy. So Why Are We Suddenly Punishing Them So Harshly?

Before 2009, leaks to the press were common but almost never prosecuted.

Room for let: The space station is a terrible real estate deal

3 Reasons Trump's Plan to Privatize the International Space Station Won't (and Shouldn't) Happen

Talk about bad real estate deals

A pedestrian walks past the U.S. Capitol as congressional lawmakers work on a deal to fund the government and avert a shutdown by midnight Friday, on December 21, 2017 in Washington, DC.

What Is a Government Shutdown? Here's What Happens Now

Lawmakers are scrambling and headlines are screaming Friday as the U.S. gov...

Lawmakers are scrambling and headlines are screaming Friday as the U.S. government heads towards a shutdown. But what does that actually mean? Congress needs to pass a budget resolution by the end of Friday to...

Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke seen here in Arlington, Virginia.

Nearly All Members of the National Park Service Advisory Board Have Resigned

Nearly all members of the National Park Service Advisory Board have resigne...

Nearly all members of the National Park Service Advisory Board have resigned in protest after they said Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has repeatedly failed to meet with them. Nine out of the 12 members of...

German Chancellor and leader of the German Christian Democrats (CDU) Angela Merkel, standing with leading members of her party, speaks to the media in the early hours after preliminary coalition talks collapsed following
the withdrawal of the Free Democratic Party (FDP)
on November 20, 2017 in Berlin, Germany.

Angela Merkel Signals Her Readiness For New Elections as Coalition Talks Collapse

The major obstacle to a three-way deal was immigration.

Former Supreme Allied Commander Europe Admiral James Stavridis makes a speech at the departure Ceremony for OTAN Rapid Deployable Corps - Italy bound for Afghanistan at Ugo Mara Barracks in Solbiate Olona, Italy, on Jan. 10, 2013.

Should You Work for the Trump Administration Even If You Disagree With the President?

After 37 years of public service in the Navy, I am an unabashed advocate fo...

After 37 years of public service in the Navy, I am an unabashed advocate for everyone stepping up to serve our nation. When people very nicely say to me, “Thank you for your service,” I...

U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded by his cabinet as he signs an executive order entitled Comprehensive Plan for Reorganizing the Executive Branch in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, March 13, 2017.

While Trump Is Tweeting, These 3 People Are Undoing American Government as We Know It

While the President tweets and fulminates, his Cabinet is rewriting the rul...

While the President tweets and fulminates, his Cabinet is rewriting the rules of government

Government Leaks to the Press Are Crucial to Our Democracy. So Why Are We Suddenly Punishing Them So Harshly?

3 Reasons Trump's Plan to Privatize the International Space Station Won't (and Shouldn't) Happen

What Is a Government Shutdown? Here's What Happens Now

Nearly All Members of the National Park Service Advisory Board Have Resigned

Angela Merkel Signals Her Readiness For New Elections as Coalition Talks Collapse

Should You Work for the Trump Administration Even If You Disagree With the President?

While Trump Is Tweeting, These 3 People Are Undoing American Government as We Know It

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