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ProPublica has issued a correction and apology for its 2017 article about Gina Haspel, a CIA veteran who is President Trump's pick to head the CIA.

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ProPublica Corrects Its Story On Trump's CIA Nominee Gina Haspel And Waterboarding

4:58pm March 16, 2018

by Bill Chappell

The investigative and fact-checking newsroom is retracting parts of its story that had resurfaced after Gina Haspel was picked by President Trump to lead the CIA.

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Haspel's Nomination As CIA Chief Is Reopening Debate On Torture

6:39pm March 14, 2018

by Greg Myre

Waterboarding and other harsh interrogation methods appear set for another round of litigation in the court of public opinion as the Senate prepares to vote on Gina Haspel as CIA director.

Mike Pompeo has been a leading critic of the nuclear deal with Iran and has said the U.S. would not soften its stance on North Korea ahead of planned talks between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Trump.

Mike Pompeo: A Soldier, Spy Chief And Tea Party Republican To Become A Diplomat

6:19pm March 13, 2018

by Greg Myre

He's been a tank commander, a successful businessman, a congressman and head of the CIA. He's cultivated a tough-guy persona with hawkish views on foreign policy. He's set to be the top U.S. diplomat.

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Sergey Naryshkin speaks during the European Social Charter Conference in March 2016 in Turin, Italy, prior to his appointment to head Russia's SVR foreign intelligence service.

Russian Spy Chief Reportedly Met With U.S. Intelligence Officials Despite Sanctions

6:09am January 31, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Sergey Naryshkin, who has been on a U.S. Treasury Department sanctions list since 2014, reportedly met with U.S. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats and other U.S. intelligence officials.

CIA Director Mike Pompeo spoke Tuesday at the American Enterprise Institute about the daily briefing he provides to President Trump most mornings at the White House. He pushed back against reports that Trump is not engaged.

CIA Director Offers A Window Into Trump's Morning Routine

8:36pm January 23, 2018

by Greg Myre

When the sun rises over Washington, President Trump is often watching Fox News and tweeting. He also gets a briefing most mornings by CIA Director Mike Pompeo, who explained in a speech how it works.

Director of CIA Stansfield Turner, Feb. 4, 1979.

Stansfield Turner, Who Headed CIA Under Carter, Dies At 94

7:32am January 19, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The Navy admiral tapped by President Carter to lead the spy agency conducted a controversial downsizing of risky clandestine operations — a move that angered many in the intelligence community.

The New York Times says the investigation took place against a backdrop of a major breach of CIA informants in China that began around 2010.

Ex-CIA Officer Arrested On Suspicion Of Exposing U.S. Spy Network In China

1:26pm January 17, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Jerry Chung Shing Lee, 53, was arrested at New York's JFK airport on Monday, capping a six-year investigation that began when the FBI searched his hotel room in 2012, uncovering classified notes.

Former National Intelligence Director James Clapper testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism hearing: "Russian Interference in the 2016 United States Election," in May.

Ex-U.S. Intel Chiefs Criticize CIA For Entertaining Russian Hack Conspiracy

8:19am November 09, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Former CIA Director Michael Hayden and James Clapper, a former director of National Intelligence, have been critical of a meeting between current CIA Director Mike Pompeo and an NSA whistleblower.

Cuban leader Fidel Castro delivering a speech in Cuba, on Oct. 23, 1962, and below, President John F. Kennedy calls on a reporter at a news conference in Washington, in April 1963.

JFK Documents Highlight Talks On Clandestine Anti-Cuba Ops

6:47am October 27, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Operation Mongoose aimed to destabilize Cuba. Ideas considered ranged from dropping propaganda leaflets to using biological agents to sabotage crops

CIA Director Mike Pompeo speaks during the Foundation for Defense of Democracies' National Security Summit in Washington on Thursday.

CIA Backs Off Director's Claim That Russian Meddling Didn't Swing Election

12:11pm October 20, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Director Mike Pompeo incorrectly told a security conference in Washington, D.C., on Thursday that U.S. intelligence has concluded that Russian meddling "did not affect the outcome of the election."