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Christopher R. Sharpley appears before the Senate Intelligence Committee to be confirmed as the CIA inspector general, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

CIA watchdog nominee scolded for lack of preparation

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

Illustration on the failure to "contain" Russia by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Russia never contained by the U.S.

By Daniel Hoffman

Democrats contend that Christopher Sharpley, President Trump's nominee for CIA inspector general, rejected a report calling waterboarding ineffective. (Associated Press)

Christopher Sharpley, Trump pick for CIA IG, is too lenient on torture: Democrats

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Christopher R. Sharpley appears before the Senate Intelligence Committee to be confirmed as the CIA inspector general, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

CIA watchdog nominee says he never read torture report

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

In this Oct. 2, 2017, photo, a Sputnik 1 test satellite, most likely manufactured by the Academy of Sciences of the USSR and one of only two known to exist, is displayed at the Museum of Flight in Seattle. Newly declassified documents reveal that while the American public was surprised when the former Soviet Union launched the world's first artificial satellite 60 years ago, intelligence agencies weren’t caught off-guard. Documents the CIA released on Oct. 4, show that U.S. intelligence and military officials and members of the Eisenhower administration not only knew that the former Soviet Union was planning to launch Sputnik, but knew it could be orbiting by the end of 1957. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Declassified documents say US knew Sputnik was soon to orbit

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

In this Jan. 12, 2017 file photo then-CIA Director-designate, now CIA Director Michael Pompeo, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

CIA Director says more agents being sent into field

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

A map of Benghazi, Libya, was carried into federal court in the District of Columbia on Monday as a trial began for Ahmed Abu Khattala, the suspected mastermind of the 2012 attacks on a diplomatic compound that killed four Americans. (Associated Press)

Scott Wickland testifies in Ahmed Abu Khattala trial

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Tom Cruise stars as Barry Seal in a scene from, "American Made." (David James/Universal Pictures via AP) ** FILE **

Bill Clinton ‘lap dance’ scene cut from Tom Cruise’s ‘American Made’ to avoid controversy

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Correction: Kennedy-Auction story

By KILEY ARMSTRONG - Associated Press

Illustration on CIA use of drones by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Drone warfare a favored tactic of CIA

By Jed Babbin

En esta foto sin fecha provista por el Ejército de EEUU se ve al soldado transgénero Chelsea Manning usando peluca. La Universidad de Harvard revirtió su decisión de nombrar a Manning miembro visitante, el 15 de septiembre de 2017. (Ejército de EEUU vía AP, archivo)

Harvard scraps decision to give Chelsea Manning a fellowship

By PATRICK MAIRS - Associated Press

FILE- In this April 13, 2017, file photo Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo answers questions at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington. Pompeo is scheduled to make an appearance at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass., Thursday, Sept. 14, to discuss allegations of Russian involvement in last year's presidential election, the nuclear standoff with North Korea, and other global security concerns. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

CIA director cancels Harvard speech over ‘traitor’ Manning

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

CIA Director Allen Dulles created MK-Ultra in 1953 as America's Cold War anti-communism sentiment reached its zenith. (Associated Press/File)

CIA’s MK-Ultra LSD mind control experiment has lingering legacy

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

CIA officer: Personnel sent shopping in hostile area

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

FILE - In this June. 21, 2011, file photo, former U.S. CIA Operations Officer, Valerie Plame Wilson arrives for the UK film premiere of Countdown to Zero in London. Wilson launched an online fundraiser on Aug. 18, 2017, looking to crowdfund enough money to buy Twitter so President Donald Trump can’t use it. (AP Photo/Jonathan Short, File)

Valerie Plame Wilson wants to buy Twitter to kick Trump off

Associated Press

Former NSA and CIA officials believe the so-called hack of the Democratic National Committee would not have been possible without someone working on the inside. (Associated Press)

DNC hack theories considered extreme and fringe now entering mainstream

By Dan Boylan - 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) ** FILE **

Legal deal over harsh CIA interrogations marks a milestone

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS - Associated Press

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)

Judge orders CIA interrogation lawsuit to trial

By MARTHA BELLISLE - Associated Press

FILE - This April 13, 2016, file photo shows the seal of the Central Intelligence Agency at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va. A hearing in a lawsuit stemming from the agency's harsh interrogation techniques is scheduled for Friday, July 28, 2017 in Spokane, Wash. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

The Latest: Judge lets CIA interrogation lawsuit proceed

Associated Press

FILE - This April 13, 2016, file photo shows the seal of the Central Intelligence Agency at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va. A hearing in a lawsuit stemming from the agency's harsh interrogation techniques is scheduled for Friday, July 28, 2017 in Spokane, Wash. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Psychologists not liable for CIA interrogations, lawyers say

By MARTHA BELLISLE - Associated Press