CIA briefs House leaders on Khashoggi killing as Senate nears votes CIA Director Gina Haspel briefed House leaders on Wednesday on the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi as the Senate ...

The developments have had a chilling effect on the CIA workforce, creating a tense environment cloaked in fear.

In 2018, during President Trump’s first term, Gina Haspel was appointed as the CIA’s first female director, and later that same year, Elizabeth Kimber became the CIA’s first female deputy ...

Over two presidential terms, Donald Trump has used threats to intimidate his adversaries and mostly only employed force ...

Gina Haspel won Senate confirmation to become the first woman to be CIA director, overcoming resistance from some lawmakers over her involvement in post-9/11 interrogation programs. A Republican ...

Trump had previously considered appointing Patel as CIA deputy director, but the plan was scrapped when then-CIA Director Gina Haspel threatened to resign. In a December interview with former White ...