Central Intelligence Agency

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."

Lulu photographed during explosives training.

CIA Trainee Washes Out Of Bomb Detection, Reassigned To Living Room

9:21am October 20, 2017

by Scott Neuman

The agency says that Lulu, a black Labrador being trained to sniff out explosives, just wasn't that into it.

The Hughes Glomar Explorer off the coast of Catalina Island, Calif., in August 1975, a year after its secret CIA mission to raise a Soviet sub that sank in the Pacific Ocean. This was one of the CIA's most elaborate and expensive operations. The CIA has j

How The CIA Found A Soviet Sub — Without The Soviets Knowing

5:52pm September 18, 2017

by Greg Myre

It's a great tale of Cold War intrigue that includes eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes, a CIA covert operation and a Soviet sub with nuclear missiles that sank to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.

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President Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, leaves many questions behind after his resignation Monday night.

6 Unanswered Questions After Michael Flynn's Resignation

5:35pm February 14, 2017

Flynn's departure from his position as national security adviser is followed by contradictory statements from the White House and an unclear timeline on the administration's response.

An Afghan detainee is held at the Parwan detention facility near Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan in 2011. A document circulating in Washington suggests the Trump administration might reactivate secret CIA "black sites" for terrorism detainees around the wo

CIA 'Black Sites' Order: A Real Plan Or Just Politics?

6:59pm January 25, 2017

A draft presidential order that could open the door to reviving "black sites" might be as much political messaging as a true plan.

President-elect Donald Trump talks to reporters at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., last month. He met Friday with top U.S. intelligence officials about Russian interference in the election.

On Intelligence And Russian Hacking, Are Trump And His Team Missing The Point?

9:20pm January 06, 2017

The president-elect met with intelligence officials Friday about Russian hacking, but still didn't seem convinced of Russia's role in the election. Instead, he stressed none of it changed the outcome.

President-elect Donald Trump has been dismissive of the intelligence community for sounding the alarm on Russia's interference in November's election.

Are Trump And U.S. Intelligence Community Headed For A Showdown?

2:35pm January 05, 2017

by Aki Peritz

There's a growing sense that Donald Trump and his inner circle may regularly ignore or undermine the intelligence community. Here's how intelligence professionals might respond.

Russian President Vladimir Putin in a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow. U.S. intelligence agencies agree that Russia intervened in the presidential election to help Donald Trump.

FBI, CIA Agree That Russia Was Trying To Help Trump Win The Election

5:05pm December 16, 2016

by Carrie Johnson

Intelligence sources tell NPR that the FBI agrees with the leaked CIA assessment that Russia interfered with the U.S. election, in part to help Donald Trump become president.

Mike Pompeo, Donald Trump's nominee to head the CIA, has been a congressman from Kansas for the past six years. He's shown here questioning Hillary Clinton last year during a House Select Committee on Benghazi hearing.

For CIA Nominee Mike Pompeo, 'Not A Good Situation To Inherit'

11:58am December 14, 2016

by Mary Louise Kelly

The situation Pompeo now faces would test the savviest politician: If confirmed, he will go to work for a president who is openly feuding with the agency he's preparing to run.

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President-elect Trump met in the Oval Office with President Obama last month. Trump would get daily intelligence briefings there, but he has expressed skepticism about their worth.

What Exactly Is The 'President's Daily Brief' And Why Is It Important?

9:41am December 13, 2016

by Don Gonyea

President-elect Trump doesn't like the daily intelligence briefings. He's passing them off to the vice president-elect, but they have a long history and presidents have found them invaluable.