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Former CIA officer Jerry Chun Shing Lee, 54, in this undated photo was provided by the Sheriff's Office in Alexandria, Va.

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Former CIA Officer Pleads Guilty To Spying For China

7:40pm May 01, 2019

by Greg Myre

Jerry Lee told the judge he "conspired to gather and send secret information" to China. This is the third time in the past year a former U.S. intelligence officer has been tied to spying for China.

This painting of Virginia Hall hangs in one of the main hallways near the entrance of CIA headquarters. The painting shows her making radio contact with London from an old barn in France to request supplies and personnel. Power for her radio was provided

'A Woman Of No Importance' Finally Gets Her Due

10:51am April 18, 2019

by Greg Myre

Virginia Hall was an American spy who worked for Britain and the U.S. and played a key role in undermining the Nazi occupation of France during World War II. Her story was rarely told — until now.

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Tony Mendez, the former CIA officer who rescued six American diplomats from revolutionary Iran in 1980, died Saturday. He's shown here in 2012 in Washington, D.C., at the premiere of Argo, a film based on his operation in Iran.

Tony Mendez, The 'Argo' Spy Who Rescued Americans In Iran, Dies At 78

4:49pm January 22, 2019

by Greg Myre

Mendez slipped into revolutionary Iran in 1980 and brought out six American diplomats who were granted refuge by the Canadian Embassy. He didn't receive full acclaim until Hollywood made a 2012 movie.

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CIA Director Gina Haspel, speaking at the University of Louisville in September, says she wants to send more undercover officers overseas. Many in the intelligence world says this has become more challenging in an era of universal surveillance.

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CIA Chief Pushes For More Spies Abroad; Surveillance Makes That Harder

12:48pm January 03, 2019

by Greg Myre

CIA Director Gina Haspel wants more undercover officers overseas. But in an age of universal surveillance, instant online searches and social media profiles, staying below the radar is a challenge.

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The President's Daily Briefing is the top-secret intelligence report the CIA presents to the president every weekday. The book shown here is for a briefing delivered to President George W. Bush in 2002.

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Sept. 11 Revealed The Importance And Limits Of The President's Daily Briefing

10:43am September 11, 2018

by Greg Myre

While Washington is sleeping, a team at CIA headquarters is making the final edits to a leather-bound book with the country's most sensitive intelligence secrets — the President's Daily Briefing.

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John Brennan is shown speaking here at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library in Yorba Linda, Calif., in 2016, when he was serving as CIA director. Brennan says he is considering a legal challenge to President Trump's decision to revoke his security clear

Another Wave Of Ex-National Security Officials Criticizes Trump

5:13pm August 20, 2018

by Greg Myre

For the third time in recent days, former national security officials have signed a letter objecting to the president's decision to revoke the security clearance of former CIA Director John Brennan.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the former CIA director, and CIA official Andrew Kim, the pair on the left, have dinner with North Korea's Kim Yong Chol, a former intelligence chief, in New York on Wednesday. Current and former spy chiefs are playing an u

The Spies Have A Leading Role In The North Korea Summit

10:01am June 01, 2018

by Greg Myre

The CIA is often involved behind the scenes in the run-up to a presidential summit. But U.S. and Korean spy chiefs are playing an unusually prominent role this time around.

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Gina Haspel is sworn in to testify at her confirmation hearing before the Senate intelligence committee in Washington on May 9. The full Senate on Thursday confirmed Haspel as CIA director, making her the first woman to hold the job.

Senate Confirms Gina Haspel As CIA Director

6:12pm May 17, 2018

by Greg Myre

Haspel faced criticism for her role in the agency's waterboarding program. But several Senate Democrats joined almost all the Republicans to confirm her as the first woman to lead the CIA.

Gina Haspel (in white), the nominee to lead the CIA, is welcomed at her confirmation hearing before the Senate intelligence committee by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. (seated), and Vice Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., in Washington on May 9. The committee

Senate Panel Approves Gina Haspel As CIA Chief; Confirmation Appears Likely

4:21pm May 16, 2018

by Greg Myre

The intelligence committee approved her 10-5. With several Democrats backing Haspel, she looks headed for confirmation in the full Senate despite her role in the CIA's waterboarding program.

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Gina Haspel, the nominee to be CIA director, testifies at a Senate intelligence committee hearing on May 9. Haspel now appears to have enough Senate support to win confirmation.

Gina Haspel: CIA Should Not Have Carried Out 'Enhanced Interrogation'

9:02pm May 15, 2018

by Greg Myre

The nominee to be CIA director makes her remarks in a letter that brings immediate support from three Democractic senators. She now appears to have sufficient backing to win Senate confirmation.