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This April 13, 2016, file photo shows the seal of the Central Intelligence Agency at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va. The CIA says it will create a top-level working group on China as part of a broad U.S. government effort focused on countering Beijing's influence. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

CIA creates working group on China as threats keep rising

By Nomaan Merchant - Associated Press

Down Range By Taylor Moore (book cover)

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Down Range’

By Paul Davis

Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

Pompeo hits Biden’s ‘dangerous moves’ on North Korea

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

CIA director allays Sen. Marco Rubio’s TikTok fears

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 1, 2019, file photo, spectators wave Chinese flags as military vehicles carrying DF-41 ballistic missiles roll during a parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of Communist China in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) ** FILE **

China following Russian model with large-scale buildup of nuclear forces, says DIA

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Former CIA Director John Brennan (left) and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, among others, aggressively pursued political agendas in opposition to former President Trump from 2016 to 2021, former CIA analyst John A. Gentry said. (Associated Press)

Ex-CIA analyst: Anti-Trump officials politicized intelligence, undermined U.S. security

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

In this April 14, 2021, file photo, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks during a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

Marco Rubio warns CIA to stay off TikTok, other ‘Chinese-owned apps’

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

9/11 (September 11, 2001) Attack Remembrance Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

In the post 9/11 world, good intelligence has proven more vital than ever

By Daniel N. Hoffman

Ukrainian government blocks drinking and agricultural water deliveries via the North Crimean Canal to the residents of Crimea. This suspension hit agricultural lands, increased the salt level in the waters of the Gulf of Sivash, and negatively affected the health of Crimea residents and those on the neighboring Ukrainian territory. No protests are raised by the U.S. and European officials or human rights organizations. (SPONSORED)

Afghanistan Is a Debacle - But You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet

By Edward Lozansky

In this photo reviewed by U.S. military officials, flags fly at half-staff in honor of the U.S. service members and other victims killed in the terrorist attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, at Camp Justice, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. Camp Justice is where the military commission proceedings are held for detainees charged with war crimes. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

U.S. aims start to Bali bombing war crimes case at Guantanamo

By Ben Fox - Associated Press

Illustration of the CIA by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

At the CIA, Dave Marlowe is an inspired choice for a critical job

By Daniel N. Hoffman

Putin on the Radar Screen Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

‘Havana Syndrome’ and holding Russia accountable

By Daniel N. Hoffman

In this Oct. 3, 2017, photo, tourists ride classic convertible cars on the Malecon beside the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba. The Biden administration faces increasing pressure to respond to a sharply growing number of reported injuries suffered by diplomats, intelligence officers and military personnel that some suspect are caused by devices that emit waves of energy that disrupt brain function. The problem has been labeled the “Havana Syndrome,” because the first cases affected personnel in 2016 at the U.S. Embassy in Cuba. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan) **FILE**

CIA victim of ‘Havana Syndrome’ blames Kremlin: ‘Russians are very aggressive’ against U.S. gov’t

By Joseph Clark - 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 **

For CIA, protecting defectors is a daunting task

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Remembering The Fallen on Memorial Day Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

A fallen colleague’s legacy lives on each Memorial Day

By Daniel N. Hoffman

In this Wednesday March 4, 2020 courtroom sketch Joshua Schulte, center, is seated at the defense table flanked by his attorneys during jury deliberations in New York. Joshua Schulte, a former CIA software engineer charged with leaking government secrets to WikiLeaks says it's cruel and unusual punishment that he's awaiting trial in solitary confinement, housed in a vermin-infested cell of a jail unit where inmates are treated like “caged animals.&quot; In court papers Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021 Schulte maintained he is held in conditions “below that of impoverished persons living in third world countries.” (Elizabeth Williams via AP)

Josh Schulte, accused leaker, writes judge seeking relief from ‘unconstitutional’ jail conditions

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

A new recruitment video from the Central Intelligence Agency is being mocked online by conservatives as being too "woke" after it featured a Latina American officer who described herself as "cisgender" and "intersectional." (Screengrab via YouTube/@Central Intelligence Agency)

Infiltrating the ‘Central Insanity Agency’

By Cal Thomas

FILE - This June 4, 2015 file photo shows CIA operative turned best-selling author, Jason Matthews in Washington. Matthews, an award-winning spy novelist who drew upon his long career in espionage and his admiration for John le Carre among others in crafting his popular “Red Sparrow” thrillers, has died, Wednesday, April 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Jason Matthews, author of ‘Red Sparrow’ thrillers, dies

By HILLEL ITALIE - Associated Press

Iran's Natanz blackout and cyber-war illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Natanz blackout: A harbinger of future cyber-war with Iran, China and Russia

By Peter Vincent Pry