Apr 25 Mexico says 2 U.S. federal agents who died were not authorized to participate in any local operation By Associated Press Mexico’s government said Saturday that two U.S. federal agents recently killed in a car crash in the country’s northern region were not authorized to participate in operations in Mexico. Continue reading
Apr 22 Watch 5:51 Deaths of Americans raise questions about U.S. operations against cartels in Mexico By Amna Nawaz, Morgan Till, Veronica Vela An investigation is underway after four officials, including two Americans, were killed in a car crash in Mexico. It's being called an accident by the local government, but it happened after an operation to destroy drug labs in a mountainous… Continue watching
Apr 22 Sheinbaum weighs sanctions on Chihuahua state after CIA agents died in Mexico drug lab raid By María Verza, Associated Press Sheinbaum's comments came after days of contradictions by authorities following the death of two U.S. officials in a vehicle crash over the weekend as they returned from destroying a clandestine drug lab in northern Mexico. Continue reading
Apr 21 U.S. officials killed in Mexico after anti-drug operation were working for CIA, AP sources say By Megan Janetsky, David Klepper, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The lack of clarity from authorities reignited a debate over the extent of U.S. involvement in Mexico's security operations as Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum faces extreme pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to crack down on cartels. Continue reading
Apr 17 Senate extends controversial surveillance program used by U.S. spy agencies By Joey Cappelletti, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The Senate approved a short-term renewal until April 30. The measure cleared the Senate by voice vote, without a formal roll call, as Congress raced to meet a Monday deadline. It now heads to President Donald Trump, who had pushed… Continue reading
Apr 15 Trump urges extending FISA program as some lawmakers push for privacy protections for Americans By David Klepper, Associated Press The program expires Monday, and critics want changes. Continue reading
Jan 07 CIA turncoat Aldrich Ames, who sold U.S. secrets to the Soviets, dies in prison at 84 By Associated Press Ames, who betrayed Western intelligence assets to the Soviet Union and Russia in one of the most damaging intelligence breaches in U.S. history, has died in a Maryland prison. Continue reading
Dec 30 Watch 5:01 With strike inside Venezuela, U.S. increases pressure on Maduro regime By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn It is rare that a U.S. president would announce covert action publicly. But that is what President Trump did Monday when he acknowledged a strike on a port facility in Venezuela. Media outlets reported it was the CIA that launched… Continue watching
Dec 30 Trump says the U.S. 'hit' a coastal drug loading facility in Venezeula as tensions escalate By Michelle L. Price, Will Weissert, Associated Press The operation moves closer to shore strikes that so far have been carried out by the U.S. military in international waters in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean. Continue reading
Nov 27 Trump criticizes the program that brought Afghan refugees to the U.S. who fought the Taliban By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press Then-President Joe Biden said the U.S. owed it to those who opposed the Taliban to provide a safe haven. Continue reading