Maya Rhodan

CIA Deputy Director Gina Haspel joined the CIA in 1985, has been chief of station at CIA outposts abroad. President Donald Trump tweeted March 13, 2018, that he would nominate CIA Director Mike Pompeo to be the new secretary of state and that he would nominate Haspel to replace him. She has extensive overseas experience, including several stints as chief of station at outposts abroad
Trump CIA, Langley, USA - 21 Mar 2017

Anti-Torture Groups Are Pushing Congress to Block Trump's Nominee to Head the CIA

Outside groups are upping the pressure on Senators to reject President Dona...

Outside groups are upping the pressure on Senators to reject President Donald Trump's controversial nominee to direct the Central Intelligence Agency, Gina Haspel, ahead of her May 9 confirmation hearing. Republican Sen. Richard Burr and...

Barbara Bush with family dog Millie, on the White House lawn waiting for President Bush, 1989.

Former First Lady Barbara Bush Dies at 92

Barbara Bush, the beloved wife of one former president and mother of anothe...

Barbara Bush, the beloved wife of one former president and mother of another, died at the age of 92 on Tuesday. The former First Lady and former President George H.W. Bush had the longest-lasting marriage...

Dreamers protest outside the U.S. Capitol while lawmakers struggle to avoid an impending government shutdown on Jan. 18, 2018. Democrats threatened with a shutdown as long as no clean DREAM act solutions is made.

These Koch-Backed Groups Are Pressuring Congress to Act on Dreamers

The groups are launching a seven-figure campaign

Sean Hannity Revealed as Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen's Secret 'Third Client'

President Donald Trump's attorney Michael Cohen has revealed in federal cou...

President Donald Trump's attorney Michael Cohen has revealed in federal court that Fox News host Sean Hannity secretly received legal advice from him in the past year – the so-called "third client" whose identity Cohen...

Former FBI Director Robert Mueller testifies during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee in Washington, DC on June 13, 2013.

Nearly 500 Former Justice Department Employees Ask Congress to Act 'Forcefully' If Trump Fires Robert Mueller

Nearly 500 former Department of Justice employees have signed on to a state...

Nearly 500 former Department of Justice employees have signed on to a statement calling on Congress to "swiftly and forcefully" intervene if President Trump moves to oust Special Counsel Robert Mueller. First published on Friday,...

A US border patrol vehicle guards the bank of the Bravo River, the natural border between the cities of El Paso, Texas in the United States and Ciudad Juarez in Mexico, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico on April 4, 2018.
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered the National Guard to deploy to America's southern border, ratcheting up pressure on Mexico and taking another step in his quest to clamp down on illegal immigration.

National Guard Troops Have Already Begun Patrolling the U.S.-Mexico Border

The deployment marks a swift realization of the president's call for a bord...

The deployment marks a swift realization of the president's call for a border presence until his border wall is constructed

U.S. National Guard troops patrol along the U.S.-Mexico border in Nogales, Ariz. on Oct. 8, 2010.

Border Crossings Hit Historic Lows in Trump's First Year, But They Were Up in March

That could be a sign they are returning to the previous norm

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