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Report: U.S. officials claim Putin personally approved election hacks

The new intelligence is derived from diplomatic sources and spies, NBC reports.

On Dec 15, 2016 by Dell Cameron

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All the ways Trump’s team has denied the Russian election-hacking reports

Trump's team has come out swinging against reports that Russia helped him win.

On Dec 12, 2016 by David Gilmour

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Report: U.S. intelligence agencies say Russia’s hacks were used to help win Trump presidency

A 'secret assessment' allegedly found Russia sought to aid the Trump campaign.

On Dec 10, 2016 by Dell Cameron

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Trump’s CIA director pick: ‘Christian West’ is at war with ‘Islamic East’

Pompeo told churchgoers that Christianity was 'only solution.'

On Nov 23, 2016 by Dell Cameron

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America’s top spy, James Clapper, resigns ahead of Trump administration

Clapper has some choice parting words for Edward Snowden.

On Nov 17, 2016 by Dell Cameron

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CIA-backed surveillance software was marketed to public schools

High school students in Illinois were monitored for a year using Geofeedia's platform.

On Oct 18, 2016 by Dell Cameron

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Ex-CIA agent to challenge Trump

Like Trump, Evan McMullin has never held elected office. Unlike Trump, McMullin worked at the CIA for a decade.

On Aug 8, 2016 by Andrew Couts

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Ex-CIA head says Trump is an ‘unwitting agent’ of Russia, endorses Clinton

Trump has yet to respond.

On Aug 5, 2016 by Alexandra Samuels

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CIA director says he’d rather resign than reintroduce waterboarding

John Brennan is subtweeting Donald Trump IRL

On Jul 14, 2016 by Dell Cameron

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Obama administration reveals civilian death tolls from drone strikes outside war zones

Human rights groups say the number is much higher than the government's assessment.

On Jul 1, 2016 by Lauren Walker

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The big contrasts between Clinton and Trump’s plans to prevent terrorism

'These people need to have consequences, big consequences.'

On Jun 26, 2016 by Aaron Sankin

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CIA director clashes with Sen. Ron Wyden over encryption backdoors

A consensus of technologists argue that requiring backdoors would weaken cybersecurity.

On Jun 16, 2016 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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The enduring mystery of the U.S. drone war

15 years after the U.S. conducted its first armed drone mission, little is known about the program—or its impact.

On Jun 12, 2016 by Lauren Walker

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Meet ‘Derp,’ the U.K. teen police say helped hack the CIA director’s AOL account

'Derp' remains free—for now.

On May 9, 2016 by Dissent Doe

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The battle for justice against the psychologists who helped the CIA torture detainees

This is the furthest a case involving the CIA’s use of torture has gotten in the courts.

On Apr 25, 2016 by Lauren Walker