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Is the covert CIA program to arm Syrian rebels still secret?

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 11, 2017, file photo, CIA Director Mike Pompeo listens while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Senate Intelligence Committee. Pompeo says Russia is interested in staying in Syria, partly because they “love to stick it to America.” Asked if Russia is America’s friend or adversary, Pompeo replied: “It’s complicated.” (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

CIA director: Moscow loves to ‘stick it to America’

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

Former British intelligence agent Christopher Steele and his Orbis Business Intelligence firm were not part of Hillary Clinton's campaign or the Democratic National Committee. The money trail to Mr. Steele went through a lawyer who represents the DNC and the Clinton campaign and is steeped in U.S. election law. (Associated Press/File)

Donald Trump Jr.’s meeting with Russians undermines Christopher Steele’s dossier

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Man accused of selling secrets to China linked to CIA

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, greets U.S. President Donald Trump at the start of the G-20 meeting in Hamburg, northern Germany, on Friday, July 7, 2017. Leaders of the world's top economies will gather from July 7 to 8, 2017. (John MacDougall/Pool Photo via AP)

Donald Trump tweets that G-20 participants are talking about John Podesta’s emails

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by German government U.S. President Donald Trump, left, shakes hand with Russian President Vladimir Putin before the first working session of the G-20 summit in Hamburg, northern Germany. (Steffen Kugler/Presse- und Informationsamt der Bundesregierung via AP)

The Latest: Podesta tells Trump to get ‘head in the game’

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FILE - This April 13, 2016 file photo shows the seal of the Central Intelligence Agency at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va. A psychologist who helped design the CIA's harsh interrogation methods in the war on terror says his participation in the program that involved torturing suspects caused him &quot;great, soulful torment.&quot; The comments are in videotaped depositions of Bruce Jessen ahead of a Sept. 5, 2017 trial.He is one of two psychologists sued by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of three men who say they were tortured with techniques designed by the defendants.. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Psychologist suffered ‘torment’ designing CIA interrogations

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, June 1, 2016, file photo, a Nestle Butterfinger and Crunch candy bars are arranged for a photo, in New York. On Thursday, June 15, 2017, Nestle said its considering a sale of its U.S. candy business. The unit includes brands like Butterfinger, Baby Ruth, 100 Grand, Skinny Cow and Raisinets. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

CIA sinks low, as contractors caught stealing candy

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2015 file photo, former CIA officer Jeffrey Sterling leaves federal court in Alexandria, Va. A federal appeals court on Thursday, June 22, 2017 upheld all but one of the convictions of Sterling, found guilty of leaking government secrets to a reporter. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)

Imprisoned ex-CIA officer loses appeal of leak conviction

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER - Associated Press

In this May 17, 2016, photo, Farhad Azima, the owner, chairman and chief executive officer of Kansas City-based Aviation Leasing Group poses for a photo at his home in Kansas City, Mo. The Associated Press has learned that the Iranian-born aviation mogul, described as holding a stay-out-of-jail card over his past work for the CIA, is the focus of a new global criminal corruption case. Authorities in the U.S. and abroad are investigating Azima as part of a global corruption case. Investigators are examining whether Azima, now 75, paid a kickback to a former United Arab Emirates official to reap the profits from a hotel sale in Tbilisi, Georgia. (Jill Toyoshiba/The Kansas City Star via AP)

‘Worth killing over’: How a plane mogul dodged US scrutiny

By JON GAMBRELL and JACK GILLUM and JEFF HORWITZ - Associated Press

Senate confirms Trump’s pick for CIA’s top lawyer

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

Democrats worry GOP trying to bury torture report

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

Former CIA Director John O. Brennan said one of Russia's favorite spycraft tricks is to "suborn" agents to work for them, either wittingly or otherwise, and that the technique may have been part of the election hacking. (Associated Press)

Unknowing Russian conspirators in Congress, media more dangerous than partisan bickering

By Dan Boylan and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Hillary Clinton speaks during the Children's Health Fund annual benefit, Tuesday, May 23, 2017, in New York. Clinton also received the American Heroes for Children Award. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Hillary Clinton cleared of Benghazi lawsuit brought by victims’ parents

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Former CIA Director John Brennan testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 23, 2017, before the House Intelligence Committee Russia Investigation Task Force. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

John Brennan’s Russian-Trump testimony big nothingburger

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

The Senate investigators are subpoenaing his businesses’ records of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Hands off US election, ex-CIA director says he warned Russia

By EILEEN SULLIVAN and DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 16, 2016 file photo, CIA Director John Brennan testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Senate Intelligence Committee. Brennan, said on "Fox News Sunday Jan. 15, 207, that Donald Trump's "talking and tweeting" is not in the nation's interest and that the president-elect lacks a full understanding of the threat Russia poses to the U.S. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

John Brennan set to detail Russian election meddling to Congress

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats prepares to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 23, 2017, before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on worldwide threats. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The Latest: Ex-CIA head says he warned Russia about meddling

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North Korea says it will seek extradition of plot culprits

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Lawyers in torture case seek materials the CIA calls secret

By MARTHA BELLISLE - Associated Press