The Associated PressMay 17, 2018
Human rights groups are decrying the confirmation because of her involvement in the spy agency's harsh detention and interrogation program after 9/11. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
DEB RIECHMANN / The Associated PressMay 16, 2018
After eight Republicans and two Democrats on the Intelligence Committee support the veteran official, her confirmation vote by the full Senate could take place before the end of the week. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Ilana NovickMay 11, 2018
In 2004, Fatima Boudchar was kidnapped and held in a "black site" prison similar to the one run by Donald Trump’s nominee for CIA director. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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ZEKE MILLER and JILL COLVIN / The Associated PressMay 11, 2018
Kelly Sadler was discussing the ailing senator's opposition to the president's pick for CIA director, Gina Haspel, at a White House meeting Thursday, two people present tell The Associated Press. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 10, 2018
Police forcibly removed former CIA analyst Ray McGovern from the Senate hearing for the CIA director nominee who oversaw torture during her tenure. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
LISA MASCARO / The Associated PressApr 24, 2018
Mike Pompeo, the nominee for secretary of state, barely avoids a rebuke as the Senate Foreign Relations Committee recommends him. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
MATTHEW LEE and ZEKE MILLER / The Associated PressApr 18, 2018
The president confirms that his CIA chief secretly met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ahead of a possible summit. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Donald Kaufman / TruthdigMar 16, 2016
Obama faces criticism over civilian deaths caused by the drone program, which is being denounced as having little oversight, a mounting death toll and results that can be seen as war crimes. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigSep 14, 2015
Public remarks by the head of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency and by CIA Director John Brennan suggest that Washington may be starting to accept the possibility of a breakup of both Syria and Iraq. But that's not necessarily how things will turn out. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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