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FILE - This Thursday, June 6, 2013 file photo shows the National Security Administration (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Md. The number of targets of secretive surveillance in national security investigations fell sharply last year amid the coronavirus pandemic and continued scrutiny of the FBI’s wiretapping authorities arising from the Russia investigation. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Steep drop in national security surveillance during pandemic

By Nomaan Merchant And Eric Tucker Apr. 30, 2021 01:11 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: New England

By The Associated Press Dec. 04, 2020 04:51 PM EST
Recent editorials of regional and national interest from New England’s newspapers: CONNECTICUT: John Durham, special...

President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he walks off after speaking at a campaign rally at Orlando Sanford International Airport, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, in Sanford, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
How a probe of Trump-Russia ties turned into a GOP rally cry

By Eric Tucker Oct. 13, 2020 12:03 AM EDT

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks during Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 3, 2020. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)
Raw feelings abound as Senate turns back to Russia probe

By Mary Clare Jalonick Jun. 04, 2020 05:42 PM EDT

Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein arrives for a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 3, 2020. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)
Rosenstein says he wouldn't approve Russia warrant now

By Eric Tucker Jun. 03, 2020 12:33 AM EDT

President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, May 29, 2020, in Washington, As White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, left, White House national security adviser Robert O'Brien, and White House chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow, far right, listen. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
AP FACT CHECK: Trump spars with Twitter on voting, protests

By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward And Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Jun. 01, 2020 02:09 AM EDT

A protester holds up an American flag as about a dozen people gather on the corner of Esplanade Ave. and N. Claiborne Ave., Friday, May 29, 2020, in New Orleans, La., to protest the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died in police custody after he pleaded for air as a white police officer kneeled on his neck in Minneapolis. (Max Becherer/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate)
AP FACT CHECK: Trump vs. Twitter on truth and consequences

By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward And Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar May. 30, 2020 09:23 AM EDT

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee nomination hearing for Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May. 5, 2020. The panel is considering Ratcliffe's nomination for director of national intelligence. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)
Senate votes to renew federal surveillance powers

By Mary Clare Jalonick And Eric Tucker May. 14, 2020 08:26 AM EDT

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 12, 2020. Standing behind McConnell is Senate Majority Whip John Thune, R-S.D. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Senate narrowly rejects new limits on internet surveillance

By Mary Clare Jalonick And Eric Tucker May. 13, 2020 05:52 PM EDT