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

Gina Haspel says she never saw controversial tapes she deleted

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

CIA nominee Gina Haspel is seated for a confirmation hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, May 9, 2018 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Gina Haspel says she won’t allow CIA to do interrogations

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., left, and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., listen to Gina Haspel, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 9, 2018. Haspel, a 61-year-old career undercover spy, is a 33-year veteran at the agency in foreign and domestic assignments, and if confirmed, would be the CIA's first female director. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Manchin backs Haspel for CIA, boosts confirmation prospects

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

CIA nominee Gina Haspel speaks with Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., before being sworn in during a confirmation hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, May 9, 2018 in Washington. Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., is seated right. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Democrats press Gina Haspel to explain how she would deal with Donald Trump on issues of torture

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

"They continue their malign activities across the region" said Defense Secretary James N. Mattis during a Senate hearing on Wednesday about Iran. (Associated Press)

Inside the Ring: Ex-CIA officer indicted as Chinese spy

By Bill Gertz

"Given the CIA's refusal to make your record public, I am very limited in what I can say, and I think you know I like you personally very much. This is probably the most difficult hearing in my more than two decades I have ever sat in," said Sen. Dianne Feinstein, California Democrat, (right), to nominee Gina Haspel.
questions Gina Haspel, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, 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) (Associated Press)

Gina Haspel grilled by Democrats in hearing

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

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)

CIA nominee says torture doesn’t work as interrogation tool

By DEB RIECHMANN and KEVIN FREKING - 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/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: McCain: Senate should reject Haspel’s nomination

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U.S. Senator Dick Durbin speaks during a interview with the Associated Press in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, April 7, 2018. Durbin, a Democrat from Illinios, said that he urged Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to uphold democratic processes ahead of Venezuela’s upcoming presidential election. He also said his trip included a visit with U.S. citizen Joshua Holt, who has been jailed in Caracas for nearly two years on what the U.S. considers trumped-up weapons charges. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Senate Dems call CIA’s push for Haspel nomination ‘an A to Z coverup’

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

CIA Director nominee Gina Haspel leaves the office of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., following a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, May 7, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Haspel says CIA won’t resume harsh interrogation

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

CIA Director nominee Gina Haspel leaves the office of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., following a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, May 7, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

The Latest: Haspel says CIA won’t resume harsh interrogation

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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)

Jerry Chun Shing Lee, former CIA officer, charged with giving classified documents to China

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

CIA Director nominee Gina Haspel walks to meetings on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, May 7, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Donald Trump praises Gina Haspel, CIA director nominee, for being ‘tough on terror’

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Brotherhood of Spies’ by Monte Reel

By Joseph C. Goulden

In this May 2, 2018, photo, CIA Director-nominee Gina Haspel attends the ceremonial swearing in for Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the State Department in Washington. Haspel is telling senators that she would stand firm against restarting the spy agency’s brutal interrogation program of terrorist suspects. Two administration officials said May 4 that Haspel is saying that if confirmed, she would be against resurrecting the program even though Trump has supported waterboarding and worse.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

The Latest: Sanders: Haspel offered withdrawal to shield CIA

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Then-CIA Director John Brennan testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 16, 2016, before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on the Islamic State. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Daniel Hoffman, ex-CIA officer: Brennan’s Trump attacks risk national security

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

CIA Director nominee Gina Haspel, waves as she arrives for her meeting with Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, May 7, 2018. Walking with her is White House legislative affairs director Marc Short, left. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump on his CIA choice: ‘Too tough on terror’ for the Dems?

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

CIA Director nominee Gina Haspel, right, arrives for her meeting with Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, May 7, 2018. Walking with her is White House legislative affairs director Marc Short. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

White House says Haspel fully committed to confirmation for CIA director

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times