Gina Haspel

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His position seems to cover any bill (or person) imaginable.

Michael Warren is out of town today for The Weekly Standard's Broadmoor Summit in Colorado Springs, and Andrew Egger is filling in for him on White House Watch. Michael will be back in the saddle on Monday.

Ranking Democrat on the Intelligence committee Mark Warner noted she has widespread support at Langley.

She is expected to get enough support in the full Senate to be confirmed.

Meet the new swamp.

The former clandestine officer said she would not allow the CIA to engage in morally objectionable behavior under her watch.

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The nominee to be the agency's first female director helped tear down an old-boys culture.

Trump's CIA pick to face a tough Senate hearing.

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Haspel has ringing endorsements from top former intelligence officials, but Democrats aren’t impressed.

The Washington Post reports Gina Haspel tried to withdraw on Friday.

If Democrats love the United States and loathe Donald Trump as much as they claim—and we have no reason to doubt their sincerity in these regards—they ought to express delight and gratitude when the president appoints someone with none of his own odious qualities to a high-level position. Instead,…

The newest Trump legal team member makes a stunning admission.

Pompeo gets the Senate nod, but the headaches over confirmations may only get worse.

Arizona senator John McCain is asking the president’s pick for CIA director to expand on her involvement in the agency’s enhanced interrogation program, amid adamant objections to her nomination from one other Republican lawmaker.

The opening shots in the battle over Gina Haspel's nomination to lead the CIA badly missed their target Thursday, when ProPublica corrected a report that featured a number of false allegations about Haspel's involvement in the CIA's enhanced interrogation program. Senator Rand Paul, who repeatedly…

California senator Dianne Feinstein is calling on the CIA to release documents detailing the involvement of Trump’s pick for CIA director, Gina Haspel, in the agency’s detention and interrogation program.

Kentucky senator Rand Paul said he would oppose the president’s picks for secretary of state and CIA director, criticizing one over what he described as support for regime change and both for their links to torture.

The chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Tuesday that he would be disappointed if Democrats raised fresh objections to the nomination of Gina Haspel as CIA director.