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January 11, 2021 | 7:47 AM

William Burns is Biden’s pick to lead CIA

Burns, 64, is a former U.S. ambassador to Russia and Jordan. He was deputy secretary of state during the Obama years, but he left the State Department in 2014 to run the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace think tank.
By Bill Chappell/NPR
September 11, 2020 | 7:43 AM

For ex-FBI interrogator Ali Soufan, 9/11 still frames his life

Ali Soufan, 49, has long argued that he got far more information out of al-Qaida suspects by building rapport with them than the CIA did by waterboarding them.
By Greg Myre/NPR
January 27, 2020 | 12:34 PM

U.S. plane goes down in Afghanistan, prompting wave of questions, contradictions

According to a U.S. official, the plane was a small American fixed-wing aircraft with two people on board, both of whom died in the crash.

By Colin Dwyer/NPR

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October 29, 2019 | 9:55 AM

How the relationship between Trump and his spy chiefs soured

Former intelligence chiefs warn that the president’s suspicion of his spy agencies could pose a danger to U.S. national security.

By Mary Louise Kelly/NPR
October 25, 2019 | 5:33 AM

AP source: DOJ review of Russia probe now a criminal inquiry

The revelation comes as Trump is already facing scrutiny about a potential abuse of power.
By Michael Balsamo/The Associated Press
May 3, 2018 | 9:46 AM

Fact-checking Pa-9 GOP critiques over campaign cash, past performance

By Emily Previti
January 5, 2017 | 3:00 AM

Conversations With a Dictator

By Rich Copeland - Producer, Smart Talk