Apr 20 Probe cleared Gina Haspel in destruction of waterboarding tapes, CIA memo says By Deb Reichmann, Associated Press A former top U.S. intelligence official says President Donald Trump's nominee to be the next CIA director was cleared of wrongdoing years ago. Continue reading
Apr 18 Senate panel divided over Mike Pompeo for secretary of state By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press President Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state, CIA Director Mike Pompeo, is facing so much opposition from Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the panel could be forced to take the unusual step of sending the nomination… Continue reading
Apr 17 Trump formally nominates Gina Haspel to be next CIA director By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press The Senate intelligence committee is expected to have a confirmation hearing for Haspel in coming weeks, followed by a vote in the full Senate. Continue reading
Mar 17 Senators want CIA to lift veil on nominee's black site past By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Gina Haspel's long spy career is so shrouded in mystery that senators want documents declassified so they can decide if her role at a CIA black site should prevent her from directing the agency. Continue reading
Mar 14 Trump's pick to lead CIA to face questions about torture By Deb Reichmann, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's pick to be the next director of the CIA is a career spymaster who oversaw torture at a secret prison during one of the darkest chapters in the agency's history. If confirmed, 61-year-old Gina Haspel… Continue reading
Mar 13 Who is Gina Haspel, Trump's pick for new CIA director? By Deb Reichmann, Associated Press President Donald Trump's choice to be the first female director of the CIA is a career spymaster who once ran an agency prison in Thailand where terror suspects were subjected to a harsh interrogation technique that the president has supported. Continue reading
Mar 13 Rex Tillerson out as secretary of state; CIA Director Mike Pompeo will replace him By Larisa Epatko President Donald Trump announced the departure of Rex Tillerson as secretary of state on Tuesday, saying he will be replaced by CIA Director Mike Pompeo. Continue reading
Feb 23 Watch 6:33 Pre-9/11 drama 'The Looming Tower' explores the failure of intelligence when division gets in the way By PBS News Hour, Frank Carlson A new drama takes viewers back to the events that led to the 9/11 attacks. Hulu’s "The Looming Tower," based on Lawrence Wright’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book, retells the true story of the hunt for Osama bin Laden in the years… Continue watching
Feb 01 Democrats question U.S. meeting with Russian spy chiefs By Deb Reichmann, Associated Press Democrats want to know why the Trump administration allowed two Russian spy chiefs under U.S. and European sanctions to meet last week in Washington with American intelligence officials. Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch 6:16 How a crippling intelligence loss led the CIA on a mole hunt By PBS News Hour Jerry Chun Shing Lee, a former CIA officer, was arrested this week on charges of mishandling classified information. A massive mole hunt inside the agency has been on for years for the person who may have helped the Chinese government… Continue watching