Oct. 7, 2023, Pearl Harbor and 9/11 echo the same failures

Israel learned a lesson three years ago that America has learned, at least twice, and every time the consequences are disastrous.

• 22h ago

The CIA in Afghanistan after 9/11

Saturday marks exactly 25 years since the first CIA officers entered Afghanistan in the aftermath of 9/11. Olivia Gazis got a rare look inside the mission to shore up the Northern Alliance as America prepared to go to war.

• Sep 26

CIA declassifies 71 presidential briefs

The CIA on Friday declassified 71 presidential daily briefs dating from February 1998 to Sept. 12, 2001. CBS News national security contributor Samantha Vinograd joins with analysis.

• Sep 11

Ex-CIA official found with $40 million in gold bars in plea deal talks

The court filing did not indicate what charges David Rush could plead to.

• Sep 11

9/11: The Takeout with Major Garrett

Ceremonies held to mark quarter-century since 9/11 attacks; a look at the numbers 53 days away from the November midterm elections.

• Sep 11

During secretive trip, CIA chief warned Russia not to attack NATO

CIA Director John Ratcliffe warned Russia not to attack NATO member states during his visit to Moscow this week, people familiar with the matter said, amid U.S. assessments that Russia could try to test NATO.

• Aug 27

New details in Ratcliffe's trip to Russia

CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Russian intelligence officials during an unusually visible visit to Moscow. CBS News' Holly Williams has more details.

• Aug 27

Trump: Iran war to last "as long as necessary"

As the Iran war nears the six-month mark, President Trump on Wednesday said the conflict will go on "for as long as necessary." CBS News' Nancy Cordes and Samantha Vinograd have the latest.

• Aug 26

8/26: The Takeout with Major Garrett

President Trump says Iran war to "continue for as long as necessary"; Sen. Darline Graham prevails in South Carolina Republican Senate primary runoff.

• Aug 26

CIA director meets with Russians

CIA Director John Ratcliffe took a surprise flight to Russia to meet with Kremlin officials. CBS News international reporter Aidan Stretch has more details.

• Aug 26

John Ratcliffe's surprise Moscow trip

The U.S. asked Ukraine to suspend its attacks against Russia as CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Moscow. CBS News' Olivia Gazis reports on what we know and explains why the trip's visibility was unusual.

• Aug 26

Russia says CIA chief met intel counterparts on secretive Moscow visit

The Kremlin spokesman says CIA Director John Ratcliffe met Russian counterparts during a secretive visit to Moscow, but it's unclear what came of the talks.

• Aug 26

CIA Director John Ratcliffe visits Russia

A U.S. military plane landed at an airport in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, and CIA Director John Ratcliffe was among those on board. Charlie D'Agata reports.

• Aug 25

He spied for the U.S. in the war on terror. Now ICE wants to deport him.

The Trump administration is trying to deport a self-described CIA spy who won permission to live in the U.S. by helping convict terrorists.

• Aug 19

Judge orders detention of ex-CIA official found with $40 million in gold bars

Former CIA official David Rush was arrested in May after FBI agents found gold bars worth about $40 million at his home while probing whether he had lied about his educational and military background, according to court records.

• Jun 5

What did FBI find in ex-CIA official's home?

In a raid earlier this month, the FBI said it found tens of millions of dollars in gold, cash and luxury goods in the home of a former CIA official. Charlie D'Agata has more on the allegations and the loot.

• May 28

FBI: Ex-CIA officer had 303 gold bars in home

According to an affidavit, a former CIA official was arrested after the FBI raided his Virginia home and found over 300 gold bars worth $40 million. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson joins to examine the case.

• May 28

Official complains of persecution over CIA agents' deaths in Mexico

Two CIA agents died in a car crash while accompanying soldiers and state prosecutors in a raid of a drug lab in Chihuahua.

• May 27

Ratcliffe meets with Cuban officials in Havana

CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with senior Cuban officials in Havana on Thursday, following months of President Trump flirting with taking military action against the island nation. CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent and "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan reports.

• May 15

5/15: The Takeout with Major Garrett

Iraqi national charged with planning terror attacks; President Trump touts "fantastic trade deals" as Xi summit ends.

• May 15

Sources: U.S. moving to indict Raúl Castro

The U.S. is preparing to indict former Cuban leader Raúl Castro over the 1996 downing of an exile group's planes, sources tell CBS News. The news comes as CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Cuban officials in Havana.

• May 14

CIA Director John Ratcliffe makes rare trip to Cuba as island faces energy crisis

The meeting came as Cuba is contending with a massive power failure to its national energy grid amid U.S. sanctions that have caused an oil and gas shortage crisis.

• May 14

Mexico says 2 CIA agents killed in crash weren't authorized to participate in local raid

The role of the two CIA agents, who were returning from destroying a clandestine drug lab in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua, remains unclear.

• Apr 25

Mexico weighs action after CIA agents die in crash following drug lab raid

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said the government is still investigating a potential violation of national security laws in the incident.

• Apr 22

CIA employees die in Mexico car crash

Leaders in Mexico are demanding answers after two CIA employees died in a car crash following a drug lab raid. CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis has more.

• Apr 21

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