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
Jul 31 Watch 11:45 Ex-CIA analyst challenges Trump's attempt to discredit Russian election interference probe By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn The Trump administration is trying to discredit the intelligence assessment that concluded Russian President Putin ordered a campaign to interfere in the 2016 election with the intent of helping elect Trump. Contrary to almost all intelligence findings, Trump and his… Continue watching
Jun 12 Newly declassified files show RFK met with CIA after trip to Soviet Union By David Klepper, Associated Press The documents released Thursday reveal Kennedy met with the CIA to share his observations following a 1955 trip to the Soviet Union. Continue reading
Mar 18 Trump administration set to release JFK assassination files with no redactions By Jamie Stengle, Associated Press President Donald Trump says files related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy will be released without any redactions, making good on a promise he made during his campaign. Continue reading
Feb 05 Democratic senators demand answers on Trump giving Musk's staff access to classified info By David Klepper, Associated Press In a letter, the senators warned that national security and the personal privacy of Americans could be at risk if the information is mishandled — intentionally or through negligence. Continue reading
Jan 23 Senate confirms John Ratcliffe as CIA director, giving Trump his 2nd Cabinet member By David Klepper, Associated Press Ratcliffe said that if confirmed, he would push the CIA to do more to harness technologies such as AI and quantum computing while expanding use of human intelligence collection. Democrats raised questions about Ratcliffe’s objectivity and whether his loyalty to… Continue reading