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Former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has been given permanent residency in Russia, his lawyer Anatoly Kucherena told state-run news agency RIA Novosti.

Snowden, a former CIA contractor, leaked classified data in 2013 from the National Security Agency about the US's spying and surveillance programs around the world.

Whistleblower Edward Snowden, who was given permanent residency by Russia, says he and his wife are seeking dual US-Russian citizenship so they can raise their son and visit family. Snowden, a former CIA contractor who leaked classified data about...

It looks like Russian autocrat Vladmir Putin is finally making the adoption of his stray pet official: Edward Snowden announced Sunday that he plans to apply for Russian citizenship. The former National Security Agency contractor, who stole vast...

Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard renewed her bid for President Trump to pardon Edward Snowden and Julian Assange, saying the two whistleblowers should be rewarded for exposing “the deception and criminality of those in the deep state.” On Thursday,...

The expectation that President Donald Trump will issue a flurry of pardons in his final days in office has sparked a contentious discussion among congressional Republicans over whether former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden...

No one will ever accuse President Trump of being overly careful in his exercise of his pardon power. So it makes sense that advocates of Edward Snowden, the man responsible for the most damaging classified leak in US history, are mounting a last...

WASHINGTON — Republicans in Congress are pushing President Trump to grant clemency to whistleblower Edward Snowden amid a blitz of pardons during his final weeks in the White House, according to a new report. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Rep. Matt...

Edward Snowden got “the greatest gift” for Christmas. No, not a presidential pardon — the fugitive whistleblower had his first child, a baby boy, with wife Lindsay Mills. The news was shared by Mills on Christmas on her Instagram account and...

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald revealed he was the victim of a violent, hour-long robbery — during which he had a gun thrust in his mouth — at his rental in Brazil. Greenwald — best known for his work with Edward Snowden in...

Here’s a tip if you’ve ever been accused of taking part in a Ponzi scheme: Don’t invite Edward Snowden to speak at your investor conference. Snowden — who famously leaked data in 2013 on the National Security Agency’s mass surveillance of...

Edward Snowden slammed Vice President Harris and Secretary of State Tony Blinken for celebrating World Press Freedom Day as the United States continues its prosecution of Julian Assange.

Anti-surveillance whistleblower -- and accused spy -- Edward Snowden was granted Russian citizenship Monday, according to a decree signed by Vladimir Putin.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has granted former NSA contractor Edward Snowden Russian citizenship, according to an official decree published on the Russian government portal Monday.

TK News’ Matt Taibbi flags the “absurd episode” of The Washington Post’s story on Russia’s grant of citizenship to Edward Snowden.

“It’s one thing to have our country’s secrets revealed by an ideologue such as Edward Snowden,” groans National Review’s Jim Geraghty. But “we just had our biggest secrets revealed to the whole world by a 21-year-old Air Force National...

The Kennedy scion rolled out a petition calling for the pardon of Snowden -- while hailing the now-Russian resident for exposing highly classified domestic government surveillance operations.

Deep state whistleblower Edward Snowden may be getting a new lease on life.

Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s pick to be director of national intelligence, explains her stance on Edward Snowden in a heated exchange with Sen. Michael Bennet during her Jan. 30 confirmation hearing.

Gabbard is widely seen as the Trump nominee whose appointment is most likely to be rejected by the Senate.