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Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., talks to the media as he leaves a House Intelligence Committee meeting as it breaks for a vote from interviewing the president's oldest son, Donald Trump Jr., behind closed doors on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Peter King calls John Brennan ‘evil force’ behind the Russia investigation of Donald Trump

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

From left, FBI Director James Comey, CIA Director John Brennan, and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper sit together in the front row before President Barack Obama spoke about National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance in this Friday, Jan. 17, 2014, file photo at the Justice Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

John Brennan and James Comey, Obama intelligence chiefs, under fire after Mueller report

By Lauren Toms, Guy Taylor and Lauren Meier - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Fabiana Rosales, a Venezuelan activist who is the wife of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, March 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Donald Trump on ‘Hannity’: James Comey, John Brennan, Peter Strzok, Lisa Page should be investigated

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Former CIA chief, John O. Brennan, told the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence that he had "encountered and am aware of information and intelligence that revealed contacts and interactions between Russian officials and U.S. persons involved in the Trump campaign." Special counsel Robert Mueller apparently found no such contacts. (Associated Press/File)

Robert Mueller counters media reports on 6 Trump aides

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Spy Pilot’ by Francis Gary Powers Jr. and Keith Dunnavant

By Joseph C. Goulden

FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2001 file photo, Suhail Shaheen, then Deputy ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, gives an interview in Islamabad, Pakistan. Shaheen, a spokesman for the Taliban said Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, that they are not seeking a monopoly on power in a future administration in Afghanistan but are looking for ways to co-exist with Afghan institutions. The comments were provided to The Associated Press in an audio message from Qatar. (AP Photo/Tariq Aziz)

Peace with the Taliban? Trump warned of Afghan pullout risks

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin aims a sniper rifle during a visit to the Patriot military exhibition center outside Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. Putin chaired a meeting that focused on new arms programs. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Paul Whelan Russia arrest designed to divide Americans, ex-CIA official says

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - In an Oct. 10, 2012 file photo, Antonio &quot;Tony&quot; Mendez, former CIA technical operations officer, poses for photographers at the premiere of the film Argo in Washington. Mendez, a former CIA technical operations officer who helped rescue six U.S. diplomats from Iran in 1980 and was portrayed by Ben Affleck in the film “Argo,” died Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, at an assisted-living center in Frederick, Maryland, according to a family statement and his literary agent. He was 78. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Tony Mendez, CIA officer portrayed in ‘Argo’, dies

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FILE - In an Oct. 10, 2012 file photo, Antonio &quot;Tony&quot; Mendez, former CIA technical operations officer, poses for photographers at the premiere of the film Argo in Washington. Mendez, a former CIA technical operations officer who helped rescue six U.S. diplomats from Iran in 1980 and was portrayed by Ben Affleck in the film “Argo,” died Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, at an assisted-living center in Frederick, Maryland, according to a family statement and his literary agent. He was 78. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Former CIA officer portrayed in ‘Argo’ film dead at 78

Associated Press

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Handsome Johnny’ by Lee Server

By Paul Davis

This undated photo provided by the Whelan family shows Paul Whelan in Iceland. Whelan, a former U.S. Marine arrested in Russia on espionage charges, was visiting Moscow over the holidays to attend a wedding when he suddenly disappeared, his brother said Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. (Courtesy of the Whelan Family via AP)

Former CIA official: Moscow may have grabbed ex-Marine to spring Russian spy from U.S.

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Army Maj. Mathew Golsteyn, 38, graduated from West Point in 2002 on the front end of America’s longest war. After infantry and then Special Forces qualifications, he found himself, as a team captain, engaged in intense daily patrols and killings around Marjah, west of Kandahar, the birthplace of the Taliban. (Photo courtesy of Army Maj. Mathew Golsteyn)

Mathew Golsteyn faces murder in bomb-maker Rasoul death

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump, accompanied by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Donald Trump, CIA improve working relationship

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

This April 13, 2016, file photo shows the seal of the Central Intelligence Agency at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Joshua Schulte, accused WikiLeaks source, granted access to classified case material with caveats

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

Rand Paul rips ‘deep state’ for freezing him out of CIA briefing on Khashoggi killing

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2018, file photo, CIA Director Gina Haspel addresses the audience in Louisville, Ky. Haspel is headed to Capitol Hill to brief Senate leaders Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, on the slaying of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi as senators weigh their next steps in possibly punishing the longtime Middle East ally over the killing. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

The Latest: Dems want full Senate briefed on Khashoggi death

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Neil Bush, right, greets members of the U.S. Secret Service after the casket of former President George H. W. Bush was placed into a hearse at the George H. Lewis Funeral Home following a family service, Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, in Houston. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

At Capitol, Bush saluted as ‘gentle soul,’ ‘great man’

By CALVIN WOODWARD and LAURIE KELLMAN and ASHRAF KHALIL - Associated Press

off to war: George H.W. Bush was the youngest torpedo-bomber pilot in the Navy, earning his wings at 18. (White House archives)

George H.W. Bush made history for decades

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Bush, center, with former President George H.W. Bush, left, and Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, walk together after participating in the christening ceremony of the aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush in Newport News, Va., Saturday, Oct. 7, 2006. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)

George H.W. Bush started GOP dynasty

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times