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
Dec 16 Watch 17:25 CIA Director Bill Burns on war in Ukraine, intelligence challenges posed by China By Judy Woodruff Bill Burns was a career diplomat and pillar of the State Department for decades, rising to Deputy Secretary in Barack Obama's second administration. He's been ambassador to Russia and was instrumental in setting up the Iran nuclear deal. For much… Continue watching
Oct 19 Donald Trump's 3-year probe into 2016 'deep state' conspiracy reveals little evidence By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump once predicted that a special prosecutor appointed during his administration would uncover "the crime of the century" — a conspiracy to sink his 2016 campaign. Continue reading
Aug 08 One year after Afghanistan, U.S. spy agencies pivot to China By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press One year after ending the war in Afghanistan, Biden and top national security officials speak less about counterterrorism and more about the political, economic and military threats posed by China as well as Russia. Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch 6:55 U.S. drone strike kills al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri in Kabul By Nick Schifrin A U.S. drone strike killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri on Sunday in a CIA operation carried out in Kabul, Afghanistan. He played key roles in the 9/11 attacks and bombings of U.S. embassies, and became leader of the terrorist group… Continue watching
Aug 01 CIA drone strike kills al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri in Afghanistan By Matthew Lee, Nomaan Merchant, Mike Balsamo, Associated Press White House officials declined to confirm al-Zawahri was killed but noted in a statement that the United States conducted a "successful" counterterrorism operation against a significant al-Qaida target. Continue reading
Jul 13 Ex-CIA engineer convicted in massive release of classified information By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Schulte chose to act as his own defense attorney, calling himself a scapegoat for an embarrassing public release of CIA secrets by WikiLeaks in 2017. A mistrial was declared at his original 2020 trial after jurors deadlocked on the most… Continue reading