Anonymous Source Tracker

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


Inside Congress Live - Live Updates - POLITICO
According to a person familiar with the ongoing informal conversations, Scalise is soliciting legislative ideas that could be incorporated in a year-end ...

Politico  ∙  October 29, 2025


Donald Trump Jr. Pitches 'Patriotic Capitalism' at Saudi Summit ...
Malik began planning investments together about five years ago, according to a person familiar with the firm's inner workings, who requested anonymity to ...

New York Times  ∙  October 29, 2025


Andreessen Horowitz Invests in Legal AI Startup Harvey at an $8 ...
... according to a person familiar with the deal. The company raised $150 million in the financing, said the person, who asked not to be identified discussing ...

Bloomberg  ∙  October 29, 2025


US strikes another alleged drug-carrying boat in the Pacific and kills ...
The briefing was conducted by officials from the Defense and Justice departments for the GOP leadership and senators, according to a person familiar with ...

ABC News  ∙  October 29, 2025


India File: Refiners brace for end of Russian windfall | Reuters
India is planning to allow direct foreign investment in state-run banks of up to 49%, more than double current limits, a source said. Foreign investors have ...

Reuters  ∙  October 29, 2025


Lizard Island cruise ship passenger Suzanne Rees died after being ...
A source said the elderly woman was “struggling” in the heat on the challenging 4km walk to Cook's Look. At Cooktown on Saturday afternoon, it was 30C and ...

The Australian  ∙  October 29, 2025


Biden autopen investigation 'has heated up' as DOJ looks at ...
A source familiar with the situation told Fox News on Wednesday morning, "It looks like the investigation has heated up in recent weeks and it appears ...

Fox News  ∙  October 29, 2025


From bicycles to BMWs: Foreigners' presence grows in east Japan ...
According to a source familiar with the situation, the ability to secure bank loans and mortgages has been a significant factor. "Foreigners used to all ...

MSN  ∙  October 29, 2025


Paramount Never Made an Offer to Keep Taylor Sheridan: How TV's ...
A source familiar with the situation says Paramount had planned to speak with Sheridan regarding the Kidman announcement but that Sheridan first learned ...

MSN  ∙  October 29, 2025


When Caregiving Makes Women Ill - The New York Times
Lucia, 58, a Moldovan care worker who asked to be identified only by her first name because she is still working with a family in Verona, said that after ...

New York Times  ∙  October 29, 2025


Patriots trade Keion White to 49ers, AP source says - CBS Boston
A person familiar with the trade told the Associated Press the Niners will send the Patriots a 2026 sixth-round pick and get a 2026 seventh-rounder in return.

CBS News  ∙  October 29, 2025


JD Vance faces a 'Turning Point' of his own
And he will try to not be too obvious in his angling for a 2028 presidential bid. “There's tons of risks,” said a person familiar with Vance's thinking, granted ...

MSNBC  ∙  October 29, 2025


Dr. Casey Means, Trump's surgeon general nominee, has hearing ...
A person familiar with Baldwin's thinking later told ABC News that the senator was “deeply concerned that Casey Means will prioritize her politics ...

ABC News  ∙  October 29, 2025


With Every Boat Strike, Trump Exploits a Power Asymmetry - POLITICO
A person familiar with the U.S.-Caribbean discussions said Caribbean representatives are privately urging U.S. officials to do what they have to do “but to ...

Politico  ∙  October 29, 2025


China Buys First Cargoes of US Soybeans This Season, Ahead of ...
They asked not to be named as they are not authorized to speak to media. Chinese and US officials reached a broad framework agreement over the weekend in ...

Bloomberg  ∙  October 29, 2025


Trump has put U.S. national security up 'for sale,' critics say
“American national security is now for sale,” said a former senior national security official, who asked not to be named, citing fear of retaliation. “It's ...

MSNBC  ∙  October 29, 2025


Indian Oil and Vitol to Launch Trading Joint Venture in Singapore ...
The agreement will include a clause requiring Vitol's exit after five to seven years, said the person, who asked not to be named as talks aren't public. The ...

Bloomberg  ∙  October 29, 2025


Trump Plans to Tap White House Aide Baasch as FTC Commissioner
... asked not to be named discussing a confidential matter. Baasch has worked on competition policy among other matters at the NEC. Earlier: Trump Eyes ...

Bloomberg  ∙  October 29, 2025


Wetherspoons 'undoing promise' over Otley Run plans
One man, who asked not to be named, said he "absolutely loves" the Otley Run. "I would be all for [adding the Golden Beam], I have done it a number of times ...

BBC  ∙  October 29, 2025


Deutsche Bank's US Distressed Desk Records $200 Million Profit ...
The desk has made about $300 million so far this year, its best performance in more than a decade, said to the person, who asked not to be named because the ...

Bloomberg  ∙  October 29, 2025


F.B.I. Opposes Push for Gabbard to Take Lead on ...
Officials from her office have shared their views on the proposal with the Office of Management and Budget, according to a person briefed on the matter who ...

New York Times  ∙  October 29, 2025


Katie Bo Lillis - Senior Reporter | CNN
... according to a person briefed on the matter. A satellite view shows an overview of Fordow underground complex, after the U.S. struck the. Maxar Technologies ...

CNN  ∙  October 29, 2025


Oakland has major drug overdose problem. San Francisco's is worse
I don't want to die,” said Mariah, a 45-year-old heroin user who declined to give her last name. Sergei, who said he uses methamphetamine to cope with ...

San Francisco Chronicle  ∙  October 29, 2025


Billups, Rozier won't get salaries during FBI gambling investigation
Neither Billups nor Rozier will receive any of their NBA salaries while they are on leave during the FBI's ongoing investigation, a person with direct knowledge ...

USA Today  ∙  October 29, 2025


Trump says trade deal agreed with South Korea after talks with Lee ...
... a person with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan's first female prime minister last week ...

Reuters  ∙  October 29, 2025


Sudan govt accuses RSF of attacking mosques in El-Fasher takeover
But those talks have reached an impasse, an official close to the negotiations said, with "continued obstructionism" from the army-aligned government. While ...

MSN  ∙  October 29, 2025


Paramount to lay off 1,000 employees, with more cuts expected
Paramount Skydance is slashing nearly 1,000 jobs beginning on Wednesday, just months after the close of its merger, according to a person close to the situation ...

CNBC  ∙  October 29, 2025


India's MRPL pauses Russian oil buying to avoid sanctions risks ...
The MRPL executive, who declined to be named because of the sensitivity of the matter, said it was difficult for the company to trace back and ensure oil ...

Reuters  ∙  October 29, 2025


Iranian oil discounts to China widen on sanctions, quota shortage ...
The sources declined to be named because they are not authorised to speak to media. Offers for Iranian Light crude slipped to discounts wider than $8 a ...

Reuters  ∙  October 29, 2025


Serbia Urges US to Ease Pressure Over Sanctioned Gazprom Refiner
They declined to be named because the talks are private. Vucic late Tuesday rejected any unilateral moves against the Russian company, which has controlled ...

Bloomberg  ∙  October 29, 2025


India's silver demand eases, premiums fall after festive surge | Reuters
... declined to be named. Flows into silver ETFs have also slowed over the past few days, he said. Advertisement · Scroll to continue. Earlier this month, rising ...

Reuters  ∙  October 29, 2025


Turkey's Eurofighter Typhoon jet deal includes weapons package ...
... MBDA Meteor air-to-air missiles and Brimstone ground attack missiles, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.

Reuters  ∙  October 29, 2025


Porsche SE considers investing in Volkswagen's Everllence division ...
A person familiar with the matter said that the division could be valued at 6 billion euros to 8 billion euros ($7.0 billion to $9.3 billion) in a transaction.

Reuters  ∙  October 29, 2025


Trump Plans to Meet Hungarian Premier Orban on Nov. 8 - Bloomberg
US President Donald Trump plans to meet Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Nov. 8, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Bloomberg  ∙  October 29, 2025


Japan PM pushed back against US request to ban Russian energy ...
The officials asked not to be identified because the information is not public. The Reuters Power Up newsletter provides everything you need to know about ...

Reuters  ∙  October 29, 2025


UK Boeing Supplier Doncasters Said to Prepare IPO in New York ...
... asked not to be identified because discussions are private. No final decision has been made. An IPO would mark a significant turnaround for the group, which ...

Bloomberg  ∙  October 29, 2025


Shapoorji Pallonji Unit, Goswami's Lenders Opt Out of Early Pay on ...
If finalized, the refinancing could be as much as 240 billion rupees ($2.7 billion), the people said, who asked not to be identified discussing confidential ...

Bloomberg  ∙  October 29, 2025


Warner Bros. (WBD) CEO Tells Staff He Wants a Higher Takeover Bid
Zaslav told the staff that the board had rejected three offers from Paramount Skydance Corp., according to the people, who asked not to be identified as the ...

Bloomberg  ∙  October 29, 2025


JPMorgan Joined by About 20 Banks on $20 Billion EA Buyout Debt ...
... asked not to be identified because the discussions are private. Participants will take a share of the roughly $500 million of fees tied to the deal. The ...

Bloomberg  ∙  October 29, 2025


Tata Group - the divided empire facing boardroom drama - BBC News
A source close to the Tata Group told the BBC on condition of anonymity that some of the trustees' desire for greater influence in making strategic ...

BBC  ∙  October 29, 2025


Taylor Sheridan leaving Paramount over politics, Nicole Kidman ...
“It wasn't a bad meeting,” a source close to Sheridan told THR. “They should've come with three people — Ellison and two others and then sat down and really ...

New York Post  ∙  October 29, 2025


Belgium investigates new drone sightings over military base | Reuters
... a source close to the investigation told Reuters. "This was not the work of amateurs, but of skilled drone pilots", Francken said in his post. His office ...

Reuters  ∙  October 29, 2025


Prosecutor says no sign yet of jewels taken in Louvre robbery, as 2 ...
A source close to the case this weekend said the men in their 30s were known to the police for committing thefts, and Beccuau said they were believed to be ...

CBS News  ∙  October 29, 2025


Shake-up at ICE will boost immigration numbers — just not the ones ...
“That is the fundamental challenge,” said a person close to the Trump administration, also granted anonymity to speak candidly. “The real backlog is with ...

Politico  ∙  October 29, 2025


Mass layoffs: Full list of companies cutting thousands of jobs ...
An anonymous source familiar with the matter told the Times that the layoffs were aimed at streamlining management, and would be focused at Charter's ...

Newsweek  ∙  October 29, 2025


Inside the 'Game of Homes': Royal rift deepens as King Charles and ...
A source close to Ferguson maintains it was the palace that first offered her Adelaide Cottage in May. Royal sources immediately denied the claim, saying ...

MSN  ∙  October 29, 2025


Exclusive: Mastercard poised to acquire crypto startup Zerohash for ...
... sources familiar with the deal, who asked for anonymity to discuss private business discussions. The deal may still fall through but, if closed, it would ...

MSN  ∙  October 29, 2025


Taylor Taranto, pardoned Jan. 6 defendant arrested near Obama's ...
6 Capitol siege a "riot" perpetrated by a "mob," three sources familiar with the matter told CBS News on Wednesday. screenshot-2023-06-30-at-3-40-57- File ...

CBS News  ∙  October 29, 2025


DOJ places on leave 2 prosecutors who said 'mob of rioters' carried ...
6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol as being carried out by "thousands of people comprising a mob of rioters," sources familiar with their removals told ABC ...

ABC News  ∙  October 29, 2025


Trump touts a big 'deal' with Xi ahead of their crucial confab
Sources familiar with the matter told MSNBC that the U.S. had already made its concerns known about the decline in purchases to Chinese officials ahead of ...

MSNBC  ∙  October 29, 2025