Anonymous Source Tracker

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


Big Plan for Fannie and Freddie I.P.O. in Flux as Trump Pushes ...
... people briefed on the matter but not authorized to speak publicly. Fannie and Freddie buy mortgages from banks and other lenders and package them into bonds ...

New York Times  ∙  January 15, 2026


Iran protests: Authorities demanding large sums for return of ...
The source said the families then guarded the bodies for several hours on the ground in the hospital courtyard to prevent them from being taken away until ...

BBC  ∙  January 15, 2026


On the verge of strikes in Iran, the US held off. What happens next is ...
... the source said. So it was with a degree of surprise that senior Trump administration officials listened, one day later, as the president declared “very ...

CNN  ∙  January 15, 2026


As Trump weighs options in Iran, sources say he would want a ...
... a person close to the White House.“If he does something, he wants it to be definitive,” one of the people familiar with the...

MSN  ∙  January 15, 2026


Peterborough commuter anger at 'crowded' trains to London after ...
One city commuter, who did not wish to be identified, said: “I was on the new 7.34am train from Peterborough to London Kings Cross on Wednesday (January 14) ...

MSN  ∙  January 15, 2026


White House eyes prosecutor in deputy AG's office for new fraud role ...
... General Todd Blanche's office, sources familiar with the decision told CBS News. Should You Leave Assets to Your Children in a Trust or as a Gift? Ad.

MSN  ∙  January 15, 2026


Deals Market Headlines | Breaking Stock Market News | Reuters
... sources ‌familiar with the matter. Businesscategory · US rail regulator says Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern merger filing incomplete. January 16, 2026.

Reuters  ∙  January 15, 2026


JPMorgan Chase leads refinancing of Relativity's private debt - report
... person familiar with the matter. More borrowers that took on private loans are refinancing them in the leveraged loan markets as they're able to secure ...

MSN  ∙  January 15, 2026


Man shot in leg during federal immigration operation in US: Report
... sources with knowledge of the situation.

MSN  ∙  January 15, 2026


Crystal Palace intend to retain Oliver Glasner until the end of the ...
Palace's sporting director Matt Hobbs held talks with Glasner which were described by sources with knowledge of the situation as conciliatory. Chairman ...

New York Times  ∙  January 15, 2026


West Ham losing hope in relegation fight but Nuno Espirito Santo ...
Despite this poor run, club sources with knowledge of the situation say there is no immediate willingness to sack Nuno. The 51-year-old signed a three-year ...

New York Times  ∙  January 15, 2026


Trump admin is willing to pay $700 billion to buy Greenland — but ...
While the publication reported that the estimated cost of buying the Danish Kingdom territory could be $700 billion, Reuters, citing sources with knowledge ...

MSN  ∙  January 15, 2026


She's offered Trump her Nobel Prize. But what might Venezuela's ...
A prominent Venezuelan political analyst – who did not want to be named – told the BBC that many people believe Trump's ability to overthrow Maduro was made ...

MSN  ∙  January 15, 2026


Sources: Jonathan Kuminga demanding trade away from Warriors
Team sources said that essentially every major figure on the ground level of the operation -- most notably Kuminga, Kerr and the veterans watching a $22.5 ...

MSN  ∙  January 15, 2026


Giants send contract to John Harbaugh, negotiations ongoing for 5 ...
The contract is about 40 pages long, league sources said. Both parties are still negotiating aspects of the deal. The New York Giants worked late Friday ...

New York Times  ∙  January 15, 2026


Sunjay Kapur's children sought criminal action against Priya: Sources
They have also pointed out multiple loopholes in the "digital trail" of the will that was presented in the Delhi High Court by Priya Kapur, sources said.

MSN  ∙  January 15, 2026


Warriors' Jonathan Kuminga demands to be traded, and the team is ...
But league sources said a trade isn't imminent no matter their shared desire to split, though the expectation is that negotiations could intensify as the Feb. 5 ...

MSN  ∙  January 15, 2026


Trump seeks swift and decisive blow to Iran — but officials warn of ...
... familiar with the discussions and a person close to the White House as saying. Side Sleepers Get Achy Shoulders, Few Know This "Side Sleeper" Trick · Ad. Derila.

MSN  ∙  January 15, 2026


Delhi High Court to sit on first, third Saturdays every month
That decision too, according to a person familiar with the development, who declined to be identified, was taken pursuant to a circular issued by former ...

MSN  ∙  January 15, 2026


Site crashed as fans hovered on Ind-Pak clash tickets in '26 T20 ...
A source familiar with the situation confirmed that the volume exceeded internal thresholds. Speaking to PTI, a source said,. “Several users reported failed ...

MSN  ∙  January 15, 2026


Advertising group Dentsu's push to sell global unit close to collapse
A person close to Bain said the US private equity firm was “still interested, but with significant reservations”. Apollo declined to comment and Bain did ...

Financial Times  ∙  January 14, 2026


Venezuela Frees Several Americans From Prison, U.S. Says - The ...
Among them was one American held in a prison in Caracas, the capital, according to a person familiar with that case. Further details about that person and ...

New York Times  ∙  January 14, 2026


China says US shouldn't use other countries as 'pretext' to pursue its ...
The delegation considered traveling to Greenland on the trip, but ultimately could not due to logistical issues, according to a person familiar with the ...

ABC News  ∙  January 14, 2026


Federal prosecutors resign over concerns about probe into ...
... a person familiar with the resignations told NBC News on Tuesday. The person confirmed the resignations of Joseph Thompson, Melinda Williams and another ...

NBC News  ∙  January 14, 2026


WNBA, players' union agree to moratorium, halting initial stages of ...
That's up from the current $249,000 and could grow to nearly $2 million over the life of the agreement, a person familiar with the negotiations told the AP ...

ABC News  ∙  January 14, 2026


Trump urges Iranians to keep protesting, saying 'help is on its way ...
Authorities had told the family that the death sentence was final, Hengaw reported, citing a source close to the family. Reuters could not independently ...

Reuters  ∙  January 14, 2026


Xabi Alonso's Real Madrid sacking: The full inside story, from ...
On Monday, a source close to Alonso coach pointed out the extreme difficulty of “coaching players with such big egos”. A second such source said Madrid did ...

New York Times  ∙  January 14, 2026


Vietnam plans tax policies to tackle speculation in real estate market ...
"I think it will be very difficult to get rid of speculation in the real estate market," said a Hanoi-based real estate broker, who declined to be named in ...

Reuters  ∙  January 14, 2026


Meta lays off VR employees, underscoring Zuckerberg's pivot to AI
... asked not to be named due to confidentiality. CNBC confirmed a report from the New York Times that layoffs, amounting to more than 1,000 jobs, will impact ...

CNBC  ∙  January 14, 2026


McKinsey challenges graduates to use AI chatbot in recruitment ...
It is also planning more job cuts, in part to reflect efficiencies from AI, according to a person familiar with the matter. It reportedly set a target of ...

Financial Times  ∙  January 14, 2026


Frustration mounts inside White House over Pirro's handling of ...
... a person familiar with the matter said. Trump also singled out a few for praise. The episode occurred before the subpoenas to Powell were made public ...

CNN  ∙  January 14, 2026


Exclusive: Armed Kurdish groups sought to cross into Iran from Iraq ...
DUBAI, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Armed Kurdish separatist groups sought to cross the border into Iran from Iraq, three sources familiar with the matter told ...

Reuters  ∙  January 14, 2026


"Darkest day" for rule of law: Ex-federal prosecutors react to U.S. ...
... sources familiar with the matter said stemmed from pressure to investigate the widow of Renee Good, who was shot and killed by an ICE officer last week.

CBS News  ∙  January 14, 2026


Suspected cultists kill four in Ogun, Lagos
A community source, who did not want to be named, told our correspondent that the incident had caused panic in the area. “A cult clash happened at Iyana ...

MSN  ∙  January 14, 2026


Iran warns of retaliation if Trump strikes, US withdraws some ...
The senior Iranian official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Tehran had asked U.S. allies in the region to prevent Washington from attacking Iran. " ...

Reuters  ∙  January 14, 2026


Multiple Americans detained in Venezuela have been released ...
But a person familiar with the matter, who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe non-public details, said four Americans were released as a group Tuesday ...

ABC News  ∙  January 14, 2026


Lebanon ex-central bank chief's corruption case being sent to top ...
Salameh denies the charges. The court's final ruling can't be appealed, according to the four officials who spoke on condition of anonymity, because they weren' ...

ABC News  ∙  January 14, 2026


Denmark provided US support on intercepting oil tanker, Danish ...
... on condition of anonymity because the meeting has not yet been formally announced. Denmark's foreign minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, said earlier Tuesday ...

ABC News  ∙  January 14, 2026


BOJ puts self defense ahead of solidarity with Fed's Powell | Reuters
"The reason we couldn't immediately say yes is partly because of our relationship with the U.S.," one of the sources said on condition of anonymity due to the ...

Reuters  ∙  January 14, 2026


BlinkIt, Swiggy: India pushes companies to remove 10-min delivery ...
... on condition of anonymity. It is not yet clear whether all firms have fully complied. Some platforms such as Blinkit have already removed the explicit "10 ...

BBC  ∙  January 14, 2026


Iraq's prime minister steps aside for rival in post-election wrangling ...
The officials — a senior leader in al-Sudani's Reconstruction and Development Coalition and a government official — spoke on condition of anonymity because ...

ABC News  ∙  January 14, 2026


India's smartphone security proposal faces backlash over privacy ...
... people with direct knowledge. Seeking source code - the underlying programming instructions that make phones work - erodes trust and "is a massive step ...

Reuters  ∙  January 14, 2026


India's smartphone security proposal faces backlash over privacy ...
... people with direct knowledge. Seeking source code - the underlying programming instructions that make phones work - erodes trust and "is ‍a massive step ...

MSN  ∙  January 14, 2026


Sold: The Medford Bertucci's site goes for $5.5 million at auction
When asked if the new owners will keep the Bertucci's, one of the brothers, who declined to give his name, smiled, saying, “For sure, yeah.” “Bertucci's has ...

MSN  ∙  January 14, 2026


Telecoms operator Odido could file for Amsterdam IPO as soon as ...
Dutch telecoms company Odido is likely to file for an initial public offering in Amsterdam as soon as next week, two people close to the matter told Reuters ...

Reuters  ∙  January 14, 2026


Trump continues 'bromance' with Mamdani as the two reportedly ...
President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani are supposedly digital pen pals, according to sources familiar with the matter.

MSN  ∙  January 14, 2026


Italian government poised to back new mandate for Eni CEO ...
Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is poised to back Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi for a new three-year term at the energy ​group, three sources close to the ...

Reuters  ∙  January 14, 2026


U.S. evacuates troops from Middle East bases as Trump weighs Iran ...
... sources with knowledge tell Axios. Why it matters: President Trump is weighing the possibility of launching strikes against Iran in response to the mass ...

Axios  ∙  January 14, 2026


Israel, Arab nations said to urge US to wait to strike Iran until regime ...
The report cited a US official, an-ex US official briefed on the matter, a person familiar with Israeli leaders' thinking, and two Arab officials. According ...

MSN  ∙  January 14, 2026


U.S. Weighs Expanding Private Companies' Role in Cyberwarfare ...
... on the condition of anonymity to discuss a document that was not yet public. The government can currently contract private companies to develop elements of ...

New York Times  ∙  January 14, 2026