Aug 06 Watch 9:15 ‘Every star’s a life’: The personal stories behind the stars on the CIA Memorial Wall By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi Fifty years ago, the Central Intelligence Agency unveiled a memorial to CIA members killed in service to the country. It was first established with typical institutional quiet in the original headquarters lobby. Today, the memorial has become hallowed ground. Nick… Continue watching
Oct 12 In first, CIA acknowledges 1953 coup it backed to overthrow leader of Iran was undemocratic By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press While other American officials have made similar remarks in the past, the acknowledgment by the CIA in a podcast about the agency’s history comes as much of its official history of the coup still remains classified 70 years after the… Continue reading
Sep 16 A historical timeline of U.S. relations with Iran By Council on Foreign Relations Onetime allies, the United States and Iran have seen tensions escalate repeatedly in the four decades since the Islamic Revolution. Continue reading
Aug 25 A 1953 CIA-backed coup in Iran continues to complicate and keep tensions high with U.S. By Associated Press Seventy years after a CIA-orchestrated coup toppled Iran's prime minister, its legacy remains both contentious and complicated for the Islamic Republic as tensions stay high with the United States. Continue reading
Aug 24 CIA sexual assault, battery case tried in public courtroom emboldens sexual misconduct reckoning By Jim Mustian, Joshua Goodman, Associated Press A CIA officer trainee has been convicted in Virginia of attacking a female colleague with a scarf and kissing her inside a stairwell at the agency's headquarters in Langley. Continue reading
Jul 21 Biden names CIA Director William Burns as a member of his Cabinet By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press President Joe Biden elevated CIA Director William Burns to his Cabinet on Friday, a symbolic move that underscores the intelligence chief's influence and his work in U.S. support for Ukraine. Continue reading
Jun 22 Watch 8:31 CIA officer reflects on long career in new memoir ‘By All Means Available’ By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn, Cybele Mayes-Osterman The CIA and the Defense Department are two of the U.S. government's largest agencies that carry out secret paramilitary and military operations around the world. Michael Vickers had a key role in both and stepped out of the shadows to… Continue watching
Apr 07 Watch 4:56 A rare look inside the newly renovated CIA Museum By Nick Schifrin, Anne Azzi Davenport, Zeba Warsi As the CIA marks its 75th anniversary, it gave us a rare peek into its newly renovated museum. The space is for its own officers, it's not open to the public, and it displays mementos from some of the agency's… Continue watching
Mar 08 WATCH: Senate Intelligence hearing on worldwide threats with heads of U.S. security agencies By Associated Press The Senate Intelligence Committee held a hearing on worldwide threats with the heads of U.S. security agencies on Wednesday. Continue reading
Feb 22 Malcolm X’s family announces lawsuit against CIA, FBI, NYPD for wrongful death By Associated Press Ilyasah Shabazz, the co-administrator of her father’s estate, says that the agencies “conspired with each other and with other individuals and acted, and failed to act, in such a way as to bring about the wrongful death of Malcolm X.”… Continue reading