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September 10, 2019

Benghazi hero Kris 'Tanto' Paronto shares lessons learned from 2012 terror attack

"I realized I need to try and start helping people with this story and bring people together rather than push them apart.”

September 10, 2019

White House blasts CNN report on spy’s extraction, warns lives could be ‘in danger’

The White House on Tuesday rebuked CNN for a widely challenged report claiming the CIA had pulled a high-level spy out of Russia after President Trump “mishandled” classified material – saying the report is wrong and could put lives at risk.

June 28, 2019

CIA's Instagram account following just 11 social media users -- mostly from Hollywood: reports

The CIA’s official Instagram account, which was launched in April, was not following any other accounts until Thursday afternoon when it began following only 11 other Instagram users — most of them Hollywood actors who have portrayed CIA agents on the big screen, according to a report.

June 11, 2019

Trump promises not to use Kim Jong Un's family members as intel assets

President Donald Trump promised not to use Kim Jong-un's family members as intelligence agency assets Tuesday, and reassured the North Korean dictator of his commitment to detente. 

May 21, 2019

Devin Nunes: FBI has 'something to hide' on Joseph Mifsud, a key player in Russia probe

Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., accused the FBI of having "something to hide" on Joseph Mifsud, a Maltese academic who became the linchpin in the investigation into Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. Mifsud allegedly told former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos that Russia had damaging information about Trump's Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. 

May 18, 2019

Former CIA officer sentenced to 20 years for disclosing state secrets to Chinese for $25G

An ex-CIA officer was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for revealing military secrets to China and potentially seeking to expose human assets who were once his responsibility.

May 14, 2019

London meeting with informants Halper, Turk was 'clearly a CIA operation', Papadopoulos says

Former Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos said Tuesday that he believes the CIA was behind an "operation" in which he met with two individuals in London in late 2016 who tried to probe as to whether the Trump campaign had ties to Russia.

May 10, 2019

Petraeus praises Trump, calls out NATO, North Korea and China

In  a wide-ranging with Fox News' Brian Kilmeade, former CIA Director David Petraeus praised President Trump's hard line on NATO, claimed the west needs to rethink its North Korea strategy and warned the United States should be "firm, not provocative" with China. 

May 9, 2019

Former CIA operative Valerie Plame announces bid for Congress in New Mexico

Former CIA operative-turned-activist Valerie Plame announced Thursday she will be running for Congress in New Mexico's 3rd District. 

May 7, 2019

NC woman allegedly trespasses at CIA, asks to speak to 'Agent Penis'

A North Carolina woman is in custody after allegedly trespassing at CIA headquarters outside of Washington, D.C. four times since April 22, including one alleged incident where she asked to speak with “Agent Penis,” reports said.