United States Central Intelligence Agency

Latest Stories

In this May 9, 2018 photo, CIA nominee Gina Haspel testifies during a confirmation hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington. In a letter Tuesday to the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, Haspel says she would “refuse to undertake any proposed activity that is contrary to my moral and ethical values.” (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

The Latest: Arizona’s Flake opposes Haspel for CIA chief

Associated Press

Sen. Mark Warner, Virginia Democrat, backs CIA nominee Gina Haspel. Mr. Warner is the ranking Democrat on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and he said he would support her despite doubts among some lawmakers about Ms. Haspel's record. (Associated Press)

Gina Haspel, CIA pick, easily clears intel committee

By Stephen Dinan and Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

Illustration on the current overload of information by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Dazzled, confused and betrayed by too much information

By Suzanne Fields

In this Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, file photo, Chelsea Manning speaks during the Nantucket Project's annual gathering in Nantucket, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Joshua Schulte, suspected CIA leaker, tweeted about killing WikiLeaks source Chelsea Manning: Report

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Illustration on accusations against Gina Haspel by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Gina Haspel’s terrible thought crime

By Allan H. Ryskind

Sen. Mark Warner, Virginia Democrat, backs CIA nominee Gina Haspel. Mr. Warner is the ranking Democrat on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and he said he would support her despite doubts among some lawmakers about Ms. Haspel's record. (Associated Press)

Mark Warner voices support for Gina Haspel nomination to CIA

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

In this May 9, 2018 photo, CIA nominee Gina Haspel testifies during a confirmation hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington. In a letter Tuesday to the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, Haspel says she would “refuse to undertake any proposed activity that is contrary to my moral and ethical values.” (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

The Latest: Top Senate intel Dem says he supports Haspel

Associated Press

The Latest: Ex-CIA employee in leak probe ‘deeply saddened’

Associated Press

Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, said he disagrees with a 2015 ruling by Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh that the federal government's metadata collection was "entirely consistent" with the Fourth Amendment's protection against unreasonable searches. (Associated Press/File)

Rand Paul pressured by GOP to confirm Gina Haspel for CIA head

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

President Obama had a cadre of appointees who relied on Democratic opposition research to push Trump collusion claims into the public domain. They also leaked sensitive material to news media, some of it grossly misleading, according to a congressional investigative report. (Associated Press/File)

Obama allies spread Donald Trump, Russia collusion stories to undermine transition

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 25, 2017, file photo, Senate Armed Services Chairman John McCain, R-Ariz., pauses before speaking to reporters during a meeting of the National Defense Authorization Act conferees, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

McCain still up for a fight, even in illness

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

Sen. Paul says he’s a ‘no’ vote against CIA nominee

By BRUCE SCHREINER - Associated Press

In this Feb. 27, 2017, file photo, former Vice President Dick Cheney speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition annual leadership meeting in Las Vegas. Cheney says the Senate should not only confirm CIA nominee Gina Haspel, but should restart the spy agency's harsh detention and interrogation practices used on terror suspects after 9/11. Cheney told Fox Business on Thursday that if it were his call, he would have the program active and ready to be employed if needed. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Cheney: US should restart harsh interrogations, back Haspel

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

In this Oct. 25, 2017, file photo, Senate Armed Services Chairman John McCain, R-Ariz., pauses before speaking to reporters during a meeting of the National Defense Authorization Act conferees, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

McCain, even in illness, sparks lively, timely debates

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

U.S. Sen. John Thune, R-SD, speaks about the importance of this years' mid-term federal election for the GOP, during a media sit-down in Ridgeland, Miss., Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Thune was joined by Mississippi's Republican U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith, in addressing questions. Thune was in Mississippi participating in fundraising events for the Republican Party. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

John Thune ‘uncomfortable’ with any form of torture

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

Dominick Chilcott, right, British ambassador in Turkey, poses for photographs with Libyan dissident Abdel Hakim Belhaj, left, during a photo-op at the British Consulate after handing him an apology letter from the UK government, in Istanbul, Thursday, May 10, 2018. Abdel Hakim Belhaj and his wife, Fatima Boudchar, allege they were detained in southeast Asia in 2004 and sent to Libya to be interrogated by the regime of late dictator Moammar Gadhafi. Britain acknowledged Thursday that its intelligence agents played a role in the kidnapping and torture of an opponent of the late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, a rare admission of wrongdoing by British spies. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

UK apologizes for role in Libyans’ kidnapping and torture

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

CIA nominee Gina Haspel testifies during a confirmation hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, May 9, 2018 in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

The Latest: Feinstein’s a ‘no’ against CIA nominee

Associated Press

U.S. Sen. John McCain walks out after the press conference during his official visit to Sarajevo, Bosnia, on Tuesday, April 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Amel Emric) ** FILE **

McCain supported Obama’s pick for CIA despite his role in waterboarding

By Larry O'Connor - The Washington Times

Sen. Dianne Feinstein. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

A little sanctimony in the Senate

By Wesley Pruden - The Washington Times

Gina Haspel, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, smiles as she testifies at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, May 9, 2018, in Washington. AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

CIA nominee says she doesn’t believe torture works

By DEB RIECHMANN and KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press