Lawyers for Jack Teixeira, the former Air National Guardsman accused of leaking top secret Pentagon documents, have asked a judge to reconsider an earlier decision to keep him behind bars as he awaits trial, citing the pretrial release of former President Donald Trump and others charged in similar high-profile cases involving classified documents. Mr. Teixeira was…

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has issued new instructions for how military personnel and contractors are allowed to handle classified information after sensitive military planning documents were recently leaked online. On Friday, Mr. Austin issued a memo (pdf) providing military components, supporting agencies, and contractors with new instructions for how to handle classified national…

Former Air National Guardsman and accused Pentagon top secret document leaker Jack Teixeira has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Massachusetts on six felony counts, each carrying a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. The indictment, released by the Department of Justice (DOJ) on June 15, accuses the 21-year-old Teixeira of willful…

The U.S. government has been hit in a global hacking campaign that exploited a vulnerability in widely used software but does not expect it to have significant impact, the nation’s cyber watchdog agency said on June 15. The Justice Department announced that a grand jury indicted Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guard member suspected…

The U.S. government has been hit in a global hacking campaign that exploited a vulnerability in widely used software but does not expect it to have significant impact, the nation’s cyber watchdog agency said on June 15. The Justice Department announced that a grand jury indicted Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guard member suspected…

The Massachusetts Air National Guard airman accused of leaking classified national security information, a breach that Pentagon brass, federal prosecutors, and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle say is highly damaging to the United States, will remain in federal custody while a judge determines if he will grant bail.  Jack Teixeira, 21, who shared…

The U.S. Air Force has temporarily suspended the leadership of a Massachusetts Air National Guard unit that was linked to the recent leak of classified documents associated with the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. 21-year-old Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira was arrested earlier this month after authorities suspected him of orchestrating leaks…

The Air Force has launched an investigation into the major leak of dozens of classified documents by a 21-year-old Massachusetts Air National Guard member. The investigation will focus on the 102nd Intelligence Wing at Otis Air National Guard Base, to which the alleged leaker, Jack Teixeira, was assigned, officials said. “The Secretary of the Air…

The man accused of leaking secret U.S. military materials will not appear in court on April 19 after his defense asked and received a delay for a detention hearing. Jack Teixeira, 21, was set to appear in federal court in Boston on Wednesday but the hearing was delayed after lawyers representing Teixeira said they need…

The U.S. Supreme Court has put on hold a lower court’s order that suspends the federal approval of mifepristone, the nation’s most widely used abortion drug. In a brief order issued on April 14 by Justice Samuel Alito, the high court halted the enforcement of a decision issued earlier this month by U.S. District Court…