President Donald Trump has ordered a slowdown to the withdrawal of U.S. forces in Syria, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday. Continue reading →
{FD} Trump is 10th sitting president to attend Army-Navy game
Saturday was a day of politics and football for President Donald Trump, who announced the departure of his chief of staff, nominated a new top military adviser and then threw fist pumps at this year’s Army-Navy football game. Continue reading →
{FD} Trump says report on Khashoggi death expected in a few days
{FD} Bolton says tape doesn’t link Saudi prince to critic’s death
President Donald Trump’s national security adviser said Tuesday that people who have listened to an audio recording of the killing of a Saudi journalist do not think it implicates Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in his death. Continue reading →
{FD} CIA considered potential truth serum for terror suspects
Shortly after 9/11, the CIA considered using a drug it thought might work like a truth serum and force terror suspects to give up information about potential attacks. Continue reading →
{FD} VP Pence: Khashoggi’s death will not go without US response
Vice President Mike Pence said Tuesday that the death of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi “will not go without an American response” and that the CIA director was in Turkey to review evidence in the case. Continue reading →
{FD} US sanctions Myanmar forces for alleged human rights abuses
The U.S. Treasury is slapping sanctions on Myanmar security forces for their alleged role in violent campaigns against ethnic minorities across the Southeast Asian nation. Continue reading →
{FD} Access denied: Behind Trump’s review of security clearances
President Donald Trump has said he’s yanking former CIA Director John Brennan’s security clearance and threatened to do the same to other current and former officials tied to the federal investigation into Russian election interference. Continue reading →
{FD} CIA cables detail interrogation at base run by CIA director
Newly declassified documents graphically describe how an accused al-Qaida operative was stripped *****, repeatedly slammed against walls, waterboarded and confined in boxes for hours at a covert detention site that CIA Director Gina Haspel briefly over… Continue reading →
{FD} CIA: China is waging a ‘quiet kind of cold war’ against US
China is waging a “quiet kind of cold war” against the United States, using all its resources to try to replace America as the leading power in the world, a top CIA expert on Asia said Friday. Continue reading →
{FD} Trump aide gives ambiguous comments on election interference
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said Thursday she has not seen evidence that the Russians meddled in the 2016 election to help elect Donald Trump, countering the U.S. intelligence agencies’ assessment. Continue reading →
{FD} I never said that! High-tech deception of ‘deepfake’ videos
New technology on the internet lets anyone make videos of real people appearing to say things they’ve never said. Continue reading →
{FD} Costs of Snowden leak still mounting 5 years later
Whistleblower or traitor, leaker or public hero? Continue reading →
{FD} 5 years on, US government still counting Snowden leak costs
Whistleblower or traitor, leaker or public hero? Continue reading →
{FD} CIA’s Haspel can tap undercover work in Russian operations
Scrutiny of the 33-year spy career of new CIA director Gina Haspel has focused on her undercover role in the harsh interrogation of suspected terrorists, but she cut her teeth in intelligence operations against Russia. Continue reading →
{FD} Senate panel poised to recommend Gina Haspel’s confirmation
President Donald Trump’s pick to be the next CIA director appears headed for confirmation as Gina Haspel picks up Democratic support and is expected to get a nod from the Senate intelligence committee. Continue reading →
{FD} CIA nominee says she wouldn’t restart interrogation program
President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next CIA director says that if she is confirmed by the Senate, the spy agency will not undertake a detention and harsh interrogation program like the one used after 9/11. Continue reading →
{FD} Debate underway ahead of hearing for Trump’s CIA nominee
With few details about Gina Haspel’s undercover career, debate over President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the CIA descended into verbal spatting between those who praise her experience and others who want her disqualified because of her role in the … Continue reading →
{FD} Supporters praise, critics denounce Trump’s CIA nominee
With few details about Gina Haspel’s undercover career, debate over President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the CIA descended Wednesday into verbal spatting between those who praise her experience and others who want her disqualified because of her ro… Continue reading →
{FD} Trump boasted he’d open all JFK files, but now says he can’t
President Donald Trump boasted last fall that he would open all remaining John F. Kennedy assassination records. Continue reading →
