US cybersecurity adviser says protecting gov’t computers is too tough for any single agency

SAN FRANCISCO — The challenge of protecting the government’s computer networks is too big for any one agency to handle alone, a top adviser to President Barack Obama said Wednesday. That suggests the administration doesn’t intend to consolidate control of U.S. cybersecurity under a single department like the National Security Agency, as some have feared.

Pelosi says she knew earlier that National Security Agency had overheard Harman on phone call

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that she was aware a few years ago that Rep. Jane Harman had been overheard on a government wiretap.

Pelosi says she knew earlier that gov’t security agency had listened in on Harman phone calls

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that she was aware a few years ago that Rep. Jane Harman had been overheard on a government wiretap.

British releases all 12 suspects arrested in terror raids this month

LONDON — British police released the last of 12 suspects rounded up in a series of dramatic anti-terror raids earlier this month, failing to charge any of the men, authorities said Wednesday.

Obama opens possibility of torture memos investigation, prosecutions

WASHINGTON — Widening an explosive debate on torture, President Barack Obama on Tuesday opened the possibility of prosecution for Bush-era lawyers who authorized brutal interrogation of terror suspects and suggested Congress might order a full investigation.

Sources: Feds may drop case against former pro-Israeli lobbyists accused of spying

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is considering dropping its case against two former pro-Israel lobbyists accused of illegally disclosing national defense secrets, government officials said Tuesday.

Former Intel panel member asks for release of transcripts in pro-Israel spy case

WASHINGTON — The former senior Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee asked the Justice Department on Tuesday to release all transcripts of her recorded conversations involving the treatment of two pro-Israel lobbyists accused of spying.

Obama: Open to possibility of prosecutions, congressional probe of harsh interrogation tactics

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama left the door open Tuesday to prosecuting Bush administration officials who devised the legal authority for gruesome terror-suspect interrogations, saying the United States lost “our moral bearings” with use of the tactics.