FBI and NSA Poised to Gain New Surveillance Powers Under Trump
The FBI, National Security Agency and CIA are likely to gain expanded surveillance powers under President-elect Donald Trump and a Republican-controlled Congress, a prospect that has privacy advocates and some lawmakers trying to mobilize opposition.
Obama DOJ drops charges against alleged broker of Libyan weapons
The Obama administration is moving to dismiss charges against an arms dealer it had accused of selling weapons that were destined for Libyan rebels.
CIA Chief: ISIS Sending Operatives to US
CIA Director John Brennan will tell Congress on Thursday that Islamic State militants are training and attempting to deploy operatives for further attacks on the West and will rely more on guerrilla-style tactics to compensate for their territorial losses.
CIA Admits to Hacking U.S. Senate Computers
The Central Intelligence Agency improperly and covertly hacked into computers used by Senate staffers to investigate the spy agency’s Bush-era interrogation practices, according to an internal investigation.
European Court Rules Against Poland Over Secret CIA Prisons
The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Thursday that Poland is financially responsible to two individuals, who are now held in Guantanamo Bay, for rights that were violated by the CIA on Polish soil. Poland denied the existence of secret CIA prisons, however the judgment that adds pressure to the United States to reveal the truth of its detention of al Qaeda suspects worldwide.
Amid Spying Allegations, Germany Orders CIA Chief Out of Germany
Over fresh allegation of U.S. espionage, Germany ordered the expulsion of the CIA station chief in Berlin to leave the country on Thursday.
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