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February 6, 2021

Official tasked with briefing Biden reportedly defended CIA’s false intel about torture effectiveness

The CIA official in charge of overseeing President Biden’s daily intelligence briefing reportedly lead a standoff between the CIA and the Senate Intelligence Committee.

February 2, 2021

Pakistan orders man acquitted in Daniel Pearl murder off death row

Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the Pakistani-British man acquitted of the 2002 gruesome beheading of American journalist Daniel Pearl off death row and moved to a so-called government “safe house."

January 22, 2021

William Burns: What to know about Biden's CIA director pick

Burns has worked with presidents from both parties and has held a number of diplomatic roles prior to his nomination.

January 12, 2021

CIA releases UFO ‘Black Vault’ documents early: How to see them online

By way of the Freedom of Information Act, thousands of the CIA documents on unidentified flying objects (UFOs) — or Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP), as the government calls them — are now accessible via download at the Black Vault, a website operated by author and podcaster John Greenwald Jr.

January 12, 2021

Lindsey Graham praises Biden's CIA director pick Bill Burns: 'I have known him for years'

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., praised President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for CIA director on Monday.

January 11, 2021

Biden announces William Burns for CIA director

President-elect Joe Biden announced Ambassador William Burns as his nominee for director of the CIA on Monday.

December 14, 2020

US blames Iran for presumed death of Robert Levinson, sanctions two intelligence officers

The Trump administration for the first time on Monday formally blamed Iran for the presumed death of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson, publicly identifying two Iranian intelligence officers believed responsible for his abduction and imposing sanctions against them. 

November 29, 2020

Rep. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan reportedly eyed as Biden's CIA director

U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan is reportedly among those under consideration to head the CIA in President-elect Joe Biden's administration.

November 27, 2020

Exclusive: Former CIA station chief Darrell Blocker floated to lead agency under Biden, source says

EXCLUSIVE: While President-elect Joe Biden has yet to announce his pick for CIA director, an array of names has been highlighted, and among them is Darrell M. Blocker -- one of the highest-serving persons of color to have served in the clandestine service, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ has learned.

November 26, 2020

CIA officer killed during combat in Somalia

A senior CIA officer was killed during combat in Somalia, according to reports.