The plea deal Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has reached with prosecutors is bad for American press freedoms. But the outcome also could have been worse.

The US Justice Department is considering offering a plea deal to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in an attempt to end the extradition battle.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be freed from prison in Britain when he pleads guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department, according to court papers filed late Monday.

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The arrangement represents a massive victory for Assange, whose liberation will be welcomed by defenders of democratic rights and opponents of imperialist war around the world.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has entered into a plea deal with the U.S. government, bringing an end to a years-long international saga over his handling of national security secrets.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange plans to plead guilty as part of a plea deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will allow him to go free after spending five years in a British prison.

WikiLeaks founderJulian Assange has been released from Belmarsh Prison and has flown out of the UK after his 14-year legal battle ended in a plea deal with the US government. Mr Assange, 52 ...

Former Vice President Mike Pence slammed WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange's plea deal with the U.S. Justice Department and said he should have been prosecuted to "the the fullest extent of the law ...

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has left a London prison after agreeing to a plea deal with the U.S. government.

Assange was charged by criminal information — which typically signifies a plea deal — with conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defense information, the court documents said.