Anonymous Source Tracker

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


Democrats are treating a government shutdown as a foregone ...
Understand Congress through the lens of the Big 4 elected leaders. With Hans Nichols and the Axios Congress team. Sign up for Axios Hill Leaders to continue ...

Axios  ∙  September 30, 2025


Ron Washington will not return as Angels manager in 2026
The person spoke to USA TODAY Sports on the condition of anonymity because the team had not yet publicly announced its plans. The Athletic was first to ...

USA Today  ∙  September 30, 2025


TrumpRx website for drug discounts is part of Pfizer deal : Shots ...
... on the condition of anonymity. Direct-to-consumer prices for Pfizer drugs on TrumpRx.gov will be 50% lower on average, according to a company press release ...

NPR  ∙  September 30, 2025


World shares are mixed as a US government shutdown adds to ...
... on the condition of anonymity to discuss a White House action that hadn't been publicly announced. Oil prices fell back early Wednesday, with U.S. benchmark ...

ABC News  ∙  September 30, 2025


Trump Says a Deal With Harvard Is Close - The New York Times
... on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss them. Advertisement. SKIP ADVERTISEMENT. Mr. Schwarzman's involvement was an attempt ...

New York Times  ∙  September 30, 2025


Car Bomb Hits Quetta, a City in Pakistan's Balochistan Province ...
A counterterrorism intelligence officer, speaking on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to publicly discuss the attack, said it ...

New York Times  ∙  September 30, 2025


Trump pulls nomination of E.J. Antoni to lead Bureau of Labor ...
... on the condition of anonymity to discuss the action, which has yet to be publicly announced. The White House official declined to say the reasons for ...

Newsday  ∙  September 30, 2025


News Analysis: Can Trump's Gaza 'eternal peace' plan deliver ...
An earlier draft of the proposal — according to diplomatic figures who received it but spoke on background because they were not allowed to comment publicly ...

LA Times  ∙  September 30, 2025


Democrats plan unusual House floor tactic ahead of shutdown
... sources familiar with the matter told Axios. Why it matters: These "pro forma" sessions are typically procedural and sparsely attended, and they rarely last ...

Axios  ∙  September 30, 2025


Global energy layoffs deepen in 2025 as crude prices weaken, M&A ...
The oilfield services provider has been cutting staff in recent weeks, according to two sources familiar with the matter. In February, an oil and gas ...

Reuters  ∙  September 30, 2025


US auto bankruptcies show rising credit pain in low-income ...
... sources familiar with the matter. One of the people familiar with the matter said First Brands' problems were exacerbated by the impact of tariffs on its ...

Reuters  ∙  September 30, 2025


US begins deporting hundreds of Iranians after rare deal with ...
... on condition of anonymity on condition of anonymity, played ...

Reuters  ∙  September 30, 2025


WNBA fines Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve a record $15,000 for ...
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because no official announcement has been made. The fine is believed to be the biggest for an individual coach or ...

Newsday  ∙  September 30, 2025


OPEC+ mulls speeding up oil output hikes again, sources say ...
... sources said sources said ...

Reuters  ∙  September 30, 2025


India's private coal power firms urge easing of China equipment ...
... resources are insufficient and costly, as the country seeks to expand its generation from coal, industry and government sources said.

Reuters  ∙  September 30, 2025


India's September gold, silver imports nearly double despite record ...
... banks and jewellers rushed to build inventories ahead of festivals and escape higher taxes on imports, trade and government sources said.

Reuters  ∙  September 30, 2025


Beloved NYC supermarket worker, 64, dies in aftermath of scuffle ...
... the beer around 9:15 p.m. Friday inside the Morton Williams on Ninth Avenue near West 58th Street, steps from Columbus Circle, cops and sources said.

New York Post  ∙  September 30, 2025


Eric Adams's Campaign Is Over. His Campaign Finance Problems ...
... with knowledge of the matter. Some of the subpoenas were served on people who had cooperated with federal prosecutors and were expected to testify at the ...

New York Times  ∙  September 30, 2025


White House withdraws E.J. Antoni's nomination to lead BLS ...
The decision to pull the nomination was confirmed Tuesday by two people with knowledge of the matter who were granted anonymity to discuss personnel decisions.

Politico  ∙  September 30, 2025


Brazil's Ambipar taps BR Partners as financial adviser as leverage ...
A source with knowledge of the matter said that the company is looking to renegotiate its outstanding debt and avoid bankruptcy proceedings. The Week in ...

Reuters  ∙  September 30, 2025


Santander-Led Bank Group Stuck With Some Debt for Verint Buyout ...
... with knowledge of the matter with knowledge of the matter. The deal is the most recent example of a buyout financing that banks ...

Bloomberg  ∙  September 30, 2025


Credit Card Company Imprint Payments Plans Its First ABS Sale ...
Early marketing of the offering may start as soon as this week, according to people with knowledge of the matter who asked not to be identified. The company ...

Bloomberg  ∙  September 30, 2025


Ardian's French Retailer Prosol Said to Draw Interest from CD&R ...
... potential bidders for French food retailer Prosol Group, owned by European private equity firm Ardian, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Bloomberg  ∙  September 30, 2025


FirstFT: US government shuts down as lawmakers fail to break ...
... people briefed on the matter. AES is one of the largest publicly traded utilities in the US while GIP owns stakes in London's Gatwick airport and large ...

Financial Times  ∙  September 30, 2025


How Jared Kushner brokered the $55bn takeover of Electronic Arts
But it was Kushner who convinced PIF to go for the take-private bid, said people briefed on the matter. Kushner leveraged deep ties he built in Saudi Arabia ...

Financial Times  ∙  September 30, 2025


Hedge Funds Have To Be Big - Bloomberg
... people briefed on the matter. ... One area of focus was whether Tricolor pledged the same collateral on multiple loans, two separate people familiar with ...

Bloomberg  ∙  September 30, 2025


Berkshire Hathaway Near $10 Billion Deal for Occidental's ...
... people familiar with the matter. The deal, which would be Berkshire's largest since 2022, could come together within days, the people said. Mortgage Rates ...

MSN  ∙  September 30, 2025


Trump administration wants US troops sent to Illinois, governor says ...
... requested anonymity to discuss operations. Increasing numbers of ICE investigative agents have been sent in recent weeks to major cities to supplement ...

Reuters  ∙  September 30, 2025


ICE officer seen on video pushing woman to ground has returned to ...
The officials, who requested anonymity to discuss an internal move that has not been publicly announced, said the ICE officer was placed back on duty after ...

CBS News  ∙  September 30, 2025


Centrists give up hope to prevent shutdown as talks with Donald ...
One Democratic senator who requested anonymity said it's now highly unlikely Trump and congressional leaders will reach any preliminary agreement to allow a ...

The Hill  ∙  September 30, 2025


Jared Kushner's Secret Saudi Talks Paved Way for $55 Billion EA ...
... requested anonymity to discuss private conversations. When the deal's momentum slowed around mid-year, Kushner pushed to keep it going, some of the people ...

Bloomberg  ∙  September 30, 2025


Federal agencies are told to blame Democrats for a shutdown : NPR
"We just all accept that the Hatch Act is null and void," one federal worker, who requested anonymity because they fear retaliation from the Trump ...

NPR  ∙  September 30, 2025


Trump's Gaza peace plan included edits from Israel's Netanyahu
... sources familiar with the process tell Axios. Why it matters: Trump presented the situation as straightforward: Israel, the U.S. and its Arab partners were ...

Axios  ∙  September 30, 2025


Latent Health to raise $50M or more
Latent Health, a startup automating pharmacy workflows, is raising a $50 million Series B, two sources familiar with the situation tell Axios Pro. Why it ...

Axios  ∙  September 30, 2025


How an ex-ICE officer ensnared Tom Homan in an FBI sting
... sources familiar with the investigation and a government document. Julian “Jace” Calderas, a former U.S. immigration official who worked under Homan in the ...

MSNBC  ∙  September 30, 2025


Exclusive: Credit Agricole discussed terms of possible BPM deal ...
... weeks the conditions for a possible tie-up between the French bank's Italian unit and Banco BPM , two people close to the matter said.

Reuters  ∙  September 30, 2025


Vance gets White House kudos for securing the TikTok deal - The ...
According to people close to the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss it publicly, Vance advised ...

Washington Post  ∙  September 30, 2025


Lindsey Halligan: DOJ gave Trump's handpicked US attorney little ...
... sources briefed on the matter. A Justice spokesman also issued a statement after the indictment saying “there was no hesitation on behalf of the attorney ...

CNN  ∙  September 30, 2025


Karen Attiah claims she's being 'canceled', sources say she's just ...
Sources with knowledge of the book told The Post that's simply not true. They claim Attiah struggled for years to produce a publishable manuscript and ...

New York Post  ∙  September 30, 2025


Qatar, Egypt and Turkey urge Hamas to accept Trump's Gaza peace ...
... sources with knowledge of the talks. Why it matters: The three countries are the mediators with the closest ties to Hamas and primary responsibility for ...

Axios  ∙  September 30, 2025


Exxon chief sought security assurances for gas terminal from ...
... sources with knowledge of the talks. Reuters could not immediately verify the report. (Reporting by Rhea.

MSN  ∙  September 30, 2025


Exxon CEO seeks security assurances from Mozambique president ...
... sources with knowledge of the talks. The Reuters Power Up newsletter provides everything you need to know about the global energy industry. Sign up here ...

Reuters  ∙  September 30, 2025


Boeing Reportedly Developing Replacement for 737 Max
Citing unnamed sources with knowledge of the matter, the newspaper said Monday that Boeing is designing a flight deck for a new narrowbody jet. Plans are ...

MSN  ∙  September 30, 2025


Hamas yet to respond on Trump's Gaza plan | The Australian
A senior Hamas official said Monday the group had not yet received the 20-point plan, but an official briefed on the matter later told AFP that Qatari and ...

The Australian  ∙  September 30, 2025


Trump gives Hamas 'three or four days' to respond to Gaza peace ...
A senior Hamas official has said the group had not yet received the proposed 20-point plan, but an official briefed on the matter later told AFP that Qatari ...

The Guardian  ∙  September 30, 2025


Netanyahu says he did not agree to Palestinian state as part of ...
A senior Hamas official has said the group had not yet received the proposed 20-point plan, but an official briefed on the matter later told AFP that Qatari and ...

The Guardian  ∙  September 30, 2025


Hamas leaning toward accepting Trump's Gaza plan quickly, source ...
The AFP news agency cited an official briefed on the matter as saying that Egyptian and Qatari mediators had provided Hamas representatives with a copy of the ...

MSN  ∙  September 30, 2025


Hamas leaning toward accepting Trump's Gaza ceasefire plan ...
The AFP news agency cited an official briefed on the matter as saying that Egyptian and Qatari mediators had provided Hamas representatives with a copy of the ...

CBS News  ∙  September 30, 2025


Boeing Explores Plans for 737 MAX Replacement, WSJ Says
... sources familiar with the matter. The report states that CEO Kelly Ortberg met earlier this year with Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (LSE:RR.) […]

MSN  ∙  September 30, 2025


White House Unveils 'TrumpRx' Drug-Buying Site and a Pfizer ...
Senior administration officials said the site is still being worked on and that they hope to launch it in early 2026. Trump said the site would be operated ...

MSN  ∙  September 30, 2025