Anonymous Source Tracker

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


Janet Mills formally launches bid to unseat Sen. Susan Collins
... a person close to the governor told The Hill, noting her accomplishments on things like expanding Medicaid access and abortion access. Democrats like ...

The Hill  ∙  October 14, 2025


How China and the U.S. Are Racing to De-Escalate the Trade War ...
A person close to Bessent said his latest engagement with Chinese officials, which came after Trump's 100% tariff threat, included the Treasury secretary ...

Wall Street Journal  ∙  October 14, 2025


Senate GOP sets up single vote to end government shutdown Tuesday
They have no cover,” said a Senate Republican aide. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) filed a procedural motion last week to reconsider the ...

The Hill  ∙  October 14, 2025


Standard Bank Is Said to Be in Talk to Acquire Kenya's NCBA ...
... asked not to be identified as the information is still private. Chief executive officers from the two Kenyan banks - Joshua Oigara at Stanbic and John ...

Bloomberg  ∙  October 14, 2025


Goldman Kicks Off Post-Earnings Bond Sales with Five-Part Deal ...
Proceeds from the Goldman offering will be used for general corporate purposes, said the person, who asked not to be identified as the details are private.

Bloomberg  ∙  October 14, 2025


India Plans New Transport Authority to Fix Infrastructure Flaws ...
... asked not to be identified citing rules. The Cabinet clearance for the proposal may take three to six months, they said. The world's most-populous nation is ...

Bloomberg  ∙  October 14, 2025


Standard Bank Is in Talks to Acquire Kenya's NCBA Group ...
... asked not to be identified as the information is still private. Chief executive officers from the two Kenyan banks — Joshua Oigara at Stanbic and John ...

Bloomberg  ∙  October 14, 2025


Clans and armed groups challenging Hamas in Gaza | Reuters
According to a source close to Abu Shabab, his group has recruited hundreds of fighters by offering attractive salaries. Hamas accuses him of collaborating ...

Reuters  ∙  October 14, 2025


PayPay valuation could exceed $20 billion in planned US IPO ...
PayPay declined to comment. The sources declined to be named as the information is not public, and cautioned that deliberations are continuing and factors ...

CNBC  ∙  October 14, 2025


Exclusive: PayPay valuation could exceed $20 billion in planned ...
The sources declined to be named as the information is not public, and cautioned that deliberations are continuing and factors including valuation remain ...

Reuters  ∙  October 14, 2025


Emirates NBD in advanced talks for stake in India's RBL Bank ...
Both sources declined to be identified as they are not authorised to speak to the media. The talks were first reported by two Indian financial media outlets ...

Reuters  ∙  October 14, 2025


Indian regulator open to Emirates NBD purchasing a stake in RBL ...
Both the sources declined to be identified as the discussions are private. Reuters reported in June that the RBI was considering possible rule changes to ...

Reuters  ∙  October 14, 2025


Emirates NBD in 'advanced talks' for stake in India's RBL Bank
Both sources declined to be identified as they are not authorised to speak to the media. The talks were first reported by two Indian financial media outlets ...

MSN  ∙  October 14, 2025


India, EU Close to Resolving Clearing House Oversight Dispute ...
... with the European Securities and Markets Authority over regulatory oversight of local clearing agencies, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Bloomberg  ∙  October 14, 2025


Germany to allow retirees to earn €2,000 a month tax-free
... according to a person familiar with the matter. The so-called active pension plan, a Merz campaign pledge, is expected to be approved by his coalition with ...

Financial Times  ∙  October 14, 2025


Trump looking forward to Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire deal at ...
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but a person familiar with the matter said the trip is being planned. Malaysia ...

Reuters  ∙  October 14, 2025


UPDATED: Senate GOP will try to advance full-year spending bills ...
... people with direct knowledge of the plans. Republicans are attempting to expedite the process of instructing lawmakers to go to conference with House ...

Politico  ∙  October 14, 2025


Exclusive: Assad government secretly moved mass grave to cover ...
To uncover the location of the Dhumair grave site and detail the vast operation, Reuters spoke to 13 people with direct knowledge of the two-year effort to ...

Reuters  ∙  October 14, 2025


Clippers rumors: NBA approved $300 million Aspiration deal before ...
Two people with direct knowledge of the deal told ESPN that the Clippers submitted the 23-year sponsorship agreement to the NBA for review prior to its ...

MSN  ∙  October 14, 2025


More from Local News News - Page 1571 - CBS News
... people with direct knowledge of the situation. Dec 20, 2022. gas-line-break.jpg. Sausalito officials order evacuation after gas line break. A gas line break ...

CBS News  ∙  October 14, 2025


How the U.S. and the Arab World Teamed Up to Seal the Gaza Deal ...
... insisted on anonymity to discuss private conversations and sensitive diplomacy. Both Israel and Hamas had taken maximalist positions. Hamas wanted Israel to ...

New York Times  ∙  October 14, 2025


Is Chelsea's Moises Caicedo the best midfielder in the Premier ...
Caicedo has since received his first break from international duty since joining Chelsea. Sources close to him described him as "exhausted" in recent weeks.

BBC  ∙  October 14, 2025


China is making it harder to get rare earth magnet export licenses ...
Starting in September obtaining an export license became harder, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter. Applications are now being returned ...

Reuters  ∙  October 14, 2025


George Russell secures Mercedes F1 contract extension as team ...
But sources with knowledge of the matter, speaking on condition of anonymity, have indicated to The Athletic that Russell has signed a multi-year deal ...

New York Times  ∙  October 14, 2025


Blue Valley School Board fires veteran kindergarten teacher in Kansas
The child was stuck in a loop, and wasn't responding to directions despite the educators' best efforts, according to sources with knowledge of the situation.

The Hill  ∙  October 14, 2025


EU Commission proposes expanding 'drone wall' plan to protect ...
... sources with knowledge of the matter said. Asia Pacificcategory · Bangladesh official blames locked door, toxic gas for deaths in factory fire. 10 hours ago.

Reuters  ∙  October 14, 2025


Govt's AI framework set to seek mandatory AI content labelling
... did not wish to be identified. Expand article logo Continue reading. This Brilliant Japanese Invention Instantly Translates Foreign Languages · Ad. Enence.

MSN  ∙  October 14, 2025


Who's running for D.C. Mayor in 2026: Kenyan McDuffie and ...
Two sitting D.C. Council members are considering running for mayor next year, as anticipation builds over whether Mayor Muriel Bowser wants a fourth term.

Axios  ∙  October 14, 2025


Gaza Truce Brings Relief, But Arab States Fear What Comes Next ...
... requested anonymity discussing sensitive matters. Read More: Trump Basks in Mideast Spotlight With Harder Part to Come. “Arab and Muslim states, especially ...

Bloomberg  ∙  October 14, 2025


Afghan quake prompts contradictory Taliban tactics on rescuing ...
He requested anonymity for the safety of his daughters. "It's the same frustration," he said of four years under the Taliban, "and the same darkness ...

NPR  ∙  October 14, 2025


Brazil Lines Up Global Pledge on Quadrupling Clean Fuel at COP30 ...
6-7 and is currently drawing up a list of potential signatories, according to people familiar with the matter, who requested anonymity to discuss private ...

Bloomberg  ∙  October 14, 2025


Erdogan opposed Netanyahu's attendance at summit, Turkish ...
On Monday, a Turkish government official who requested anonymity to discuss the issue, told The Associated Press that Erdogan, a vocal critic of Netanyahu's ...

Washington Post  ∙  October 14, 2025


Exclusive: US revokes visas of over 50 Mexican politicians in new ...
The sources requested anonymity to speak on a sensitive topic. Reuters was unable to ascertain the names of the Mexican officials whose visas have been ...

Reuters  ∙  October 14, 2025


US revokes visas of at least 50 Mexican officials in Trump's drug ...
The sources requested anonymity to speak on a sensitive topic. So far, only four have publicly confirmed they lost their visas, including the Baja ...

The Guardian  ∙  October 14, 2025


GOP senators blame Democrats for military family woes
The Republican senator, who requested anonymity to discuss conference strategy, said “there's been a little movement” among centrist Democrats who are ...

The Hill  ∙  October 14, 2025


Scott Bessent slams China: 'They want to pull everybody else down ...
But one person familiar with the matter said he was “trolling” the Chinese leader. China on Tuesday struck a more conciliatory note, urging the US to “take ...

Financial Times  ∙  October 14, 2025


CEPU Signs MoU to Help Power OpenAI-Backed Argentine Data ...
CEPU would likely provide the power from a hydroelectric dam, according to a person familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified discussing non ...

Bloomberg  ∙  October 14, 2025


Cops nab ruffian linked to robbery of 99-year-old NYC landlord who ...
... sources said Tuesday. The 39-year-old suspect – who investigators believe robbed longtime Washington Heights building owner Jose Antonio Tur of rent ...

New York Post  ∙  October 14, 2025


Members of Congress growing concerned over lack of information ...
At a briefing a few weeks ago, Republican lawmakers were clearly upset with the answers they received, one of the congressional sources said. “The ...

NBC News  ∙  October 14, 2025


Exclusive-Japan's Rakuten weighing US IPO of credit card business ...
... sources said. One trigger for considering a U.S. IPO of Rakuten Card was ... Rakuten began considering a potential U.S. listing of one of Japan's largest credit ...

Yahoo Finance  ∙  October 14, 2025


Exclusive: Spain the frontrunner for Chinese carmaker BYD's third ...
One of the sources said Spain is favoured by BYD because of its relatively low manufacturing costs and clean energy network. While it is known that BYD has ...

Reuters  ∙  October 14, 2025


Congo, M23 sign deal in Doha on ceasefire monitoring, sources say ...
The ceasefire monitoring agreement was one of two key steps to complete before talks towards a comprehensive peace agreement could begin, the sources said.

Reuters  ∙  October 14, 2025


ADNOC set to win EU nod for $17 billion Covestro deal with remedy ...
The Commission is expected to demand some minor changes to the remedies before clearing the deal, the sources said. Such demands are typical after feedback ...

Reuters  ∙  October 14, 2025


French Socialists will file own no-confidence motion if not happy with ...
... confidence if it is unhappy with Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu's budget proposals, parliamentary socialist sources said on Tuesday.

Reuters  ∙  October 14, 2025


African football's general secretary accused of creating toxic culture ...
... did not want to be named. “When the two reports started to leak, they hunted down the mole – that was their concern rather than sorting out the issues ...

The Guardian  ∙  October 14, 2025


'Same as urinating on lampposts' - Flag wars break out in South ...
One Walkley resident, who did not want to be named but has a small St George's flag in their living room window which faces the street, said she agrees with ...

MSN  ∙  October 14, 2025


Trusting Trump: Why Hamas gambled on giving up Gaza hostages ...
Mediators from Qatar, Egypt and Turkey were unable to get things moving, the source said. To break the deadlock, Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin ...

Reuters  ∙  October 14, 2025


Inside D'Angelo's struggles before his death at age 51
“[D'Angelo] was in hospice for two weeks but had been in the hospital for months,” the source said. “His son was there with him and had been with him in the ...

New York Post  ∙  October 14, 2025


Apollo Global made another offer to buy Papa John's, sources say ...
... last week to take pizza chain Papa John's International private at $64 per share, according to people familiar with the matter.

Reuters  ∙  October 14, 2025


U.S. Attorney Was Forced Out After Clashes Over How to Handle ...
... people familiar with the matter. It leaves unclear what political appointees at the Justice Department might do, given the breadth of Mr. Trump's demands ...

New York Times  ∙  October 14, 2025