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Bill de Blasio Bashes NYC Reporters on Their Turf at City Hall

Mayor Bill de Blasio thinks the media could report more positively on his administration.
By Madina Toure

In NYC, Push to Prioritize Journalists for Public Records Requests Draws Mixed Views

Should journalists alone be able to access public records more quickly?
By Madina Toure
President Donald Trump.

Trump’s First Months Characterized by an Onslaught of Lawsuits

His administration faces three times more lawsuits than his predecessors'.
By Michael Sainato
President Donald Trump.

Lawsuit Filed After FBI Denies FOIA Because It Would Embarrass Trump

By Michael Sainato
Assemblyman Ronald Castorina, left, and Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, right.

Republicans Seek Restraining Order to Stop NYC From Dumping Files of the Undocumented

By Will Bredderman
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at the New York Police Department graduation ceremony at Madison Square Garden on December 29, 2014 in New York City.

Cuomo Says Releasing NYPD Records Is a ‘Decision for New York City’

By Jillian Jorgensen
Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, elected officials and advocates are filing legal action against the city's concealment of NYPD misconduct information.

Pols, Activists Demand NYPD Release Record of Cop in Eric Garner Case

By Madina Toure
The Daily Caller broke the story about Hillary Clinton's meeting with the FBI.

Clinton Has Had More FBI Interrogations Than Press Conferences This Year

By Michael Sainato
Loretta Lynch, seen here as announcing money laundering charges against HSBC on December 11, 2012 in Brooklyn (Ramin Talaie/Getty Images)

Judicial Watch Calls on DOJ to Formally Investigate Lynch-Clinton Meeting

By Michael Sainato
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during the award ceremony of the 2016 IIHF World Championship gold medal game at the Ice Palace on May 22, 2016 in Moscow, Russia. Canada defeated Finland 2-0.

Vladimir Putin Has Everything He Needs to Blackmail Hillary Clinton

By Austin Bay
An undersea fiber optic cable brings broadband Internet to East Africa in 2009.

One Creepy Word Captures the NSA’s Culture of Secrecy

By Brady Dale
Democratic presidential candidate former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Game Over: EmailGate Just Crippled the Clinton Express

By John R. Schindler
Mayor Bill de Blasio

What Makes an Outside Consultant to the Mayor an ‘Agent of the City?’

By Jillian Jorgensen
Democratic presidential candidate former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during her primary night gathering on March 15, 2016 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Hillary Clinton defeated rival U.S. Sen Bernie Sanders in the Florida, Ohio and North Carolina primaries.

Hillary Has an NSA Problem

By John R. Schindler
WEST VALLEY CITY, UT - MARCH 2: West Valley City patrol officer Gatrell performs a traffic stop on the first day of use of his newly-issued body camera attached to the side of a pair of glasses on March 2, 2015 in West Valley City, Utah. West Valley City Police Department has issued 190 Taser Axon Flex body cameras for all it's sworn officers to wear starting today.

Stanford Traffic Stops Database Will Let Public Analyze Racial Profiling

By Brady Dale
Hillary Clinton. (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive and Dodge: Hillary on Her Heels Re Emailgate

By Sidney Powell
That's quite a jolt. (Getty)

Afternoon Bulletin: Cyclone Breaks Down, Citi Bike Revamp and More

By Jennifer Neufeld
Mayor Bill de Blasio chatting with City Hall reporters this afternoon. (Photo: Rob Bennett for the Office of Mayor Bill de Blasio)

De Blasio Dodges FOIL Questions

By Jill Colvin and Ross Barkan
Cathie Black. (Photo: Wikimedia)

Cathie Black Emails Released

By Colin Campbell

Suing Bloomberg [Updated]

By Azi Paybarah

Whistleblower Site Wikileaks Under Fire From Without and Within

By Observer Staff

SEC Won’t Reject FOIA Requests Without a Good Reason

By Mike Taylor

FBI Documents: Walter Cronkite Helped Organize Anti-Vietnam Protest in ’69

By Zeke Turner

Times Sues Council, Gets Reduced Rate for Information That Will Soon Be Free

By Azi Paybarah
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