A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. When President Ronald Reagan’s White House threatened thousands of government ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Police call lie detector tests an effective tool. However, one lawmaker doesn’t want police to use them on sex assault victims in Utah ever again, even if the victim wants it.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has found itself embroiled in a rather odd situation involving polygraph tests. In April, it confirmed to NPR that it was using these tests to catch personnel ...

Alex Murdaugh failed a polygraph test administered as part of the plea agreement for the disgraced former attorney's raft of financial crimes, violating the deal, which required his truthfulness, ...

Federal agencies have stepped up their efforts over the past few weeks to find potential leakers, and some — like the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense — are ...

At least six career staffers at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency were suspended with pay this summer after organizing a polygraph test that the agency’s acting director, Madhu ...