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American University lecturer Aaron Bell taught a class about privacy laws and federal surveillance of civil rights leaders. He described the mid-20th century creation of the Counter…

The House Intelligence Committee held a hearing on diversity and inclusion in the intelligence community. Witnesses included three officials from military and civilian intelligence…

CIA chief historian David Robarge talked about the evolving nature of the relationship between presidents and their CIA directors, and how it is influenced by the president’s needs and…

Investigative journalist Annie Jacobsen talked about CIA covert operations from the Cold War to the present.

U.S. News and World Report national security correspondent Paul Shinkman discussed recent personnel shakeups within the U.S. intelligence community.

President Trump spoke to reporters before departing for Bedminster, New Jersey. He addressed his decision to withdraw the nomination of Representative John Ratcliffe (R-TX) to serve as director of…

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and other Senate Republican leaders spoke to reporters in the Capitol following their weekly caucus luncheon. Topics included the qualifications of…

Kenneth Daigler talked about his book, Spies, Patriots, and Traitors: American Intelligence in the Revolutionary War, in which he looks at U.S. intelligence during the Revolutionary War and…

Nada Bakos, a former CIA intelligence analyst, offered her insight into the inner workings of the agency and her work in tracking terrorists. She was interviewed by Representative Andre…

Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) came to the Senate floor to talk about the Defense Programs and Policy bill and intelligence programs.

At the Center for a New American Study’s national security conference, former House Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Rogers (R-MI) and Representative Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) spoke about…

Benjamin Huebner, the CIA’s privacy and civil liberties officer, spoke on the balance of transparency and secrecy. He talked about how the intelligence agency is subject to a number of laws…

Former intelligence officer David Priess provided a history of the ways in which presidents have been removed from office. Larry Pfeiffer introduced Mr. Priess and moderator Susan Glasser.

Judicial Watch hosted a panel discussion on oversight of the Justice Department and intelligence community as the agencies investigate President Trump.

Former Acting CIA Director Michael Morell moderated a discussion with journalists on the relationship between the U.S. intelligence community and the press. Speakers included Washington…

Michael McFaul, the former U.S. ambassador to Russia, and a former CIA Russian operations chief were among the witnesses at a House Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on Russia’s election interference…

Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chair Mark Warner (D-VA) delivered opening remarks at an event on the role of congressional oversight of the intelligence community. Former members of the…

Former spy Martha Peterson talked about her book, The Widow Spy: My CIA Journey from the Jungles of Laos to Prison in Moscow. She explained why she joined the CIA after her husband died,…

Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA), the House Intelligence Committee Chair, spoke to reporters after Michael Cohen--President Trump’s former attorney--testified before the panel in a closed-door…

In this portion of the Cato Institute’s 2018 Surveillance Conference, panelists discussed the Trump administration and its criticism of the “deep state.” Participants discussed various…