Anonymous Source Tracker

Examples of how major English-language news organizations use anonymous sources. Updated daily.


Oil Set for Big Weekly Advance as Russia Sanctions Upend Market
... an official close to the Kremlin. Rosneft, headed by President Vladimir Putin's close ally, Igor Sechin, and Lukoil are the country's two largest producers ...

Yahoo Finance  ∙  October 23, 2025


Turkey to buy from abroad until its own fighter jets ready, source ...
A person familiar with the matter said that under a deal it is nearing with Britain on the Typhoons, Turkey would promptly receive 12 of them, albeit used ...

Reuters  ∙  October 23, 2025


Trump could resurrect a NASA pick he once left for dead - POLITICO
... a person familiar with the process, who, like others interviewed, was granted anonymity to discuss a sensitive topic. Senate Commerce Committee Chair Ted ...

Politico  ∙  October 23, 2025


Hopes for Xi-Trump summit dampened by tough Beijing moves ...
Trump's cabinet secretaries view China's move on rare earths as "full-blown economic war", said a person familiar with the administration's thinking. "The ...

Reuters  ∙  October 23, 2025


Netanyahu Rivals' West Bank Annexation Bill 'Insults' Vance ...
” A coalition official who declined to be identified because discussions aren't public said Likud would use its committee clout to stop the bill's passage.

Bloomberg  ∙  October 23, 2025


Everton Bidder 777 Fraud Case Exposes Football's Shaky Finances ...
... declined to be identified when discussing a private meeting. Wander used the occasion to try to pitch 777 as an investment for Al-Khelaifi, the person said ...

Bloomberg  ∙  October 23, 2025


Medicare to recall thousands of furloughed workers during open ...
... declined to be identified by name. That move was made in coordination with the White House and the Department of Health and Human Services, the official ...

MSN  ∙  October 23, 2025


VW production continuing for now but chip uncertainty high, source ...
... shortages from a stand-off between China and the Netherlands over chipmaker Nexperia, a person familiar with the matter said.

Reuters  ∙  October 23, 2025


Rivian Cuts About 600 Jobs in Latest Setback for EV Maker ...
The job cuts, which Bloomberg reported earlier Thursday citing a person familiar with the matter, focus on commercial roles across the servicing and sales ...

Bloomberg  ∙  October 23, 2025


Rivian Cuts About 600 Jobs in Latest Setback for EV Manufacturer ...
... a person familiar with the matter a person familiar with the matter. The layoffs will be focused on commercial roles across the servicing and sales ...

Bloomberg  ∙  October 23, 2025


Republican donor lobbies in favor of anti-Western Georgian Dream ...
Nicandros' letter was provided to Reuters by a senior Republican aide who was concerned Nicandros was further diminishing the prospects of the legislation.

Reuters  ∙  October 23, 2025


Can a Beach Really Be Evil? Ask the Sun-Seekers in Good Sahel ...
“But if I went there, they'd judge me because I dress like this.” (She declined to give her last name, not wanting to stir up social tensions.) Yet the ...

New York Times  ∙  October 23, 2025


Trump Calls Off Federal Operation in San Francisco - The New York ...
... according to a person close to Mr. Altman who was not authorized to speak publicly. David Sacks, another resident of the neighborhood and Mr. Trump's czar ...

New York Times  ∙  October 23, 2025


Exclusive: Sellers cancel deals with Chinese oil refiner Yulong after ...
... declined to be named due to the sensitivity of the matter. Yulong buys 150,000 to 250,000 barrels per day of Russian crude, according to estimates by ...

Reuters  ∙  October 23, 2025


Berlin seeks to shield Rosneft's German arm from US sanctions ...
Germany is seeking an exemption from U.S. sanctions on Russian oil company Rosneft's German business, a person with direct knowledge of the government ...

Reuters  ∙  October 23, 2025


Exclusive | Warner Bros. Discovery launches formal auction of ...
“(David) feels like 'we did what he was supposed to do: Fix the company and then if he has to sell at a premium,'” said a person with direct knowledge of Zas's ...

New York Post  ∙  October 23, 2025


UConn-Louisville moved to Naval Academy due to government ...
4 will now be played at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, a person with direct knowledge of the plans for the game told the Louisville ...

USA Today  ∙  October 23, 2025


Germany races to secure US sanctions exemption for Rosneft ...
... a person with direct knowledge of the matter. Berlin also seized Gazprom Germania, the German subsidiary of Kremlin-controlled gas exporter Gazprom. The ...

Financial Times  ∙  October 23, 2025


Trump backs down on sending federal troops to San Francisco for ...
Raj, an educator who asked to be identified only by his first name, had come with his 10-year-old daughter. “In the Bay we're involved … and our kids know ...

The Guardian  ∙  October 23, 2025


Eric Adams will reportedly endorse Andrew Cuomo in final stretch of ...
The plans were first reported by the San Francisco Chronicle on Wednesday, citing an anonymous source familiar with the matter. Today, protesters held signs ...

The Guardian  ∙  October 23, 2025


David Ellison may have a 'Trump card' — literally — in Warner Bros ...
“Trump's implicit support for the deal is their number one talking point,” a person involved in the negotiations said.

CNN  ∙  October 23, 2025


Quantum stocks surge on report Trump is eyeing stakes in the group
The Journal, citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter, said the companies include IonQ , Rigetti Computing and D-Wave Quantum . Other firms, such ...

CNBC  ∙  October 23, 2025


First rare earths and chips, now quantum computers: Trump ...
The Journal, citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter, said the companies include IonQ, Rigetti Computing and D-Wave Quantum. Other firms, such as ...

CNBC  ∙  October 23, 2025


John Bolton's classified info indictment vs. Donald Trump's
... anonymous sources familiar with the matter. Bolton repeatedly sent those individuals, whom he referred to as his "editors," classified information in "diary ...

USA Today  ∙  October 23, 2025


Taiwan wary China's new economic plan could include sensitive ...
Two officials briefed on the matter told Reuters that Taiwan is paying particular attention to whether the new five-year plan makes any mention of deepening ...

MSN  ∙  October 23, 2025


Exclusive: China state oil majors suspend Russian oil buys due to ...
... sources said on Thursday. The move comes as refiners in India, the largest buyer of seaborne Russian oil, are set to sharply cut their crude imports from ...

Reuters  ∙  October 23, 2025


Evidence appears to undercut claims against Letitia James ...
... sources said. The government lawyers also expressed concern that the case could likely not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt because federal mortgage ...

ABC News  ∙  October 23, 2025


India poised to sharply cut Russian oil imports after sanctions ...
Indian refiners are poised to sharply curtail imports of Russian oil to comply with new U.S. sanctions on two top Russian producers, industry sources said ...

Reuters  ∙  October 23, 2025


The Adam Schiff criminal probe has stalled, sources say
“No final decision has been made,” one of the sources said. The sources spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment on ...

NBC News  ∙  October 23, 2025


Jones wasn't a Lakers employee at time of allegations, sources said ...
The Lakers are currently not available to comment. Team and league sources said that Damon Jones wasn't an employee of the Lakers at the time of these ...

New York Times  ∙  October 23, 2025


UK's Reeves weighing income tax rise to tackle deficit, The ...
... budget to help reduce a multibillion-pound deficit, The Guardian reported on Thursday, citing sources familiar with the matter.

Reuters  ∙  October 23, 2025


Argentina President Milei to meet JPMorgan CEO Dimon this week ...
Argentine President Javier Milei will meet with JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon in Buenos Aires this week, according to three sources familiar with the matter.

Reuters  ∙  October 23, 2025


Argentine Bonds and Peso Rally Ahead of Crucial Vote for Milei ...
... people with direct knowledge of the matter. The US also agreed to increase its quota on beef imports from Argentina on Wednesday to boost the South American ...

Bloomberg  ∙  October 23, 2025


Reeves considers breaking manifesto pledge with income tax rise to ...
... sources close to the budget process. Some advisers in the Treasury and No 10 believe that raising income tax may be the only way to make sure she raises ...

The Guardian  ∙  October 23, 2025


Man Utd: Bruno Fernandes on future at club, team-mates and putting ...
Sources close to him have previously told BBC Sport he has no wish to move to Saudi Arabia next summer either, with major European clubs outside the Premier ...

BBC  ∙  October 23, 2025


Resident doctors in England to go on strike for five days next month ...
Sources close to Streeting said the outline of an agreement reached with the RDC had been scuppered by the wider, full committee refusing to endorse it. The ...

The Guardian  ∙  October 23, 2025


White House East Wing demolished, despite concern : NPR
A White House official not authorized to speak on the record tells NPR the demolition phase of President Trump's project to build a 90,000 square foot ballroom, ...

NPR  ∙  October 23, 2025


Goldman Sachs nears $1bn deal to buy talent agency Excel Sports
... people briefed on the matter. The agency was formed by sports super agent Jeff Schwartz, who left the talent industry group IMG in 2002 to form a breakaway ...

Financial Times  ∙  October 23, 2025


US government shutdown live updates: No temporary spending deal ...
The programme received $300 million in unspent tariff revenue from the last fiscal year, people briefed on the matter told the Associated Press. Those funds ...

BBC  ∙  October 23, 2025


Indiana Fever Star Caitlin Clark Named in $1 Billion Development
... people briefed on the matter." Per the Financial Times, the deal could happen "as soon as next week," but it likely won't have a direct impact on Clark ...

Yahoo Finance  ∙  October 23, 2025


Nexperia's China unit resumes chip sales to domestic distributors
Dutch chipmaker Nexperia's Chinese unit has resumed supplying semiconductors to local distributors, according to two people briefed on the matter, having ...

MSN  ∙  October 23, 2025


China News | Today's Breaking Stories | Reuters
... people briefed on the matter said, as concerns mount worldwide about how Beijing intends to enforce its widening export control regime. FILE PHOTO: Battery ...

Reuters  ∙  October 23, 2025


Live Updates: N.B.A. Player and Coach Arrested in Gambling ...
The case, which involves at least two criminal schemes, according to people with knowledge of the matter, has been in the works for months but became public ...

New York Times  ∙  October 23, 2025


U.S. Set to Announce Charges in Wide-Ranging N.B.A. Gambling ...
The case, which involves at least two criminal schemes, according to people with knowledge of the matter, has been in the works for months but exploded into ...

New York Times  ∙  October 23, 2025


BC Partners' New Fund Raises €1.8 Billion as First Close Nears ...
... with knowledge of the matter with knowledge of the ...

Bloomberg  ∙  October 23, 2025


Private Credit Lenders Are Taking Over Telecoms Supplier Netceed ...
All of the creditors agreed to write off some of their debt in exchange for ownership stakes in the company, people with knowledge of the matter said, speaking ...

Bloomberg  ∙  October 23, 2025


Bihar Elections: How Ashok Gehlot's Diwali call to Tejashwi Yadav ...
... did not want to be named. Sahani, whose party is contesting 11 seats in the alliance, is a prominent member of the Nishad, also referred to as the Mallaah ...

MSN  ∙  October 23, 2025


Protesters hit with stun grenades at Bay Area Coast Guard base
“I'm nervous, but I need to work,” said a 26-year-old man from Oakland, who declined to give his name. Oct 23, 2025 |Updated Oct 23, 2025 10:46 a.m.. Photo ...

San Francisco Chronicle  ∙  October 23, 2025


Protest of Bay Area immigration crackdown met with apparent stun ...
"I'm nervous, but I need to work," said the 26-year-old man from Oakland, who declined to give his name. Subscribe. There's more to San Francisco with the ...

MSN  ∙  October 23, 2025


Dallas Wings working to hire Jose Fernandez as franchise's next ...
The Dallas Wings are working to hire longtime University of South Florida coach Jose Fernandez as their next head coach, sources with knowledge of the ...

New York Times  ∙  October 23, 2025