Guantanamo Bay prisoner describes abuse at CIA "black sites"

The depiction by former al-Qaeda courier Majid Khan came at a sentencing hearing for war crimes and was the first time anyone who went through it detailed it in public.

• Oct 29, 2021

Lawmakers want answers on alleged Russia plot

The White House will brief Democrats Tuesday on allegations that Russia paid bounties to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, as lawmakers on both sides of the aisle press for answers on whether the president himself was told about the plots. The CIA director is slamming intelligence leaks, but not denying the reports. Ben Tracy reports.

• Jun 30, 2020
• 2:44

Mandy Patinkin on "Homeland's" final episode

Actor Mandy Patinkin joins "CBS This Morning" to talk about the final episode of Showtime's "Homeland," one of television's most popular dramas. The series is ending its nearly decadelong run on Sunday. Patinkin has starred alongside Claire Danes as Saul Berenson, a CIA agent turned national security officer, since the show's first season.

• Apr 23, 2020
• 5:23

U.S. officials hold meetings with the Taliban

U.S. officials and senior Taliban representatives held their second day of talks in Doha, Qatar, on Sunday. CBS news senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer joined Lana Zak on CBSN to discuss the agenda of the meetings.

• Oct 10, 2021
• 7:03

CIA announces organizational changes

The CIA says it will be undergoing organizational adjustments. The agency's director announced a series of changes that he says will allow them to tackle the "toughest geopolitical test in a new era of great power rivalry." CBS News' Olivia Gazis joins CBSN's Lana Zak to break down the planned changes.

• Oct 7, 2021
• 7:23

SCOTUS hears Guantanamo Bay prisoner's case

The Supreme Court is weighing the case of a Guantanamo Bay prisoner seeking information about his alleged torture at the hands of the CIA at a so-called black site in Poland. Abu Zubaydah claimed the U.S. government has also forbidden him from testifying in an investigation by Polish authorities. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge joins "Red and Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with the details.

• Oct 6, 2021
• 5:37

Report: CIA considered killing Assange

After a major intelligence leak, the CIA looked into the possibility of abducting or even assassinating WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, according to an investigation by Yahoo News. Yahoo New chief investigative correspondent Michael Isikoff, who co-wrote the story, spoke with Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers on CBSN about what interviews with 30 former U.S. intelligence and national security officials revealed. They also discussed the response from former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who was CIA director at the time.

• Sep 30, 2021
• 9:56

U.S. intel officer on trip with CIA chief had Havana Syndrome symptoms

The officer traveling with CIA Director William Burns sought medical care in India, in the latest case to stoke concern about the mystery illness.

• Sep 21, 2021

After Paris attacks, questions are raised about how terrorists could fly under the radar of security agencies

After Paris attacks, questions are raised about how terrorists could fly under the radar of security agencies. Former CBS news correspondent and now deputy commissioner of intelligence and counter-terrorism at the NYPD, John Miller joins “CBS: This Morning Saturday.” Also joining “CBS This Morning: Saturday” is former number two at the CIA and now CBS news senior security contributor, Michael Morell.

• Nov 14, 2015
• 2:34

CIA worried about al Qaeda reconstitution

CIA Deputy Director David Cohen said the pullout from Afghanistan has left the agency with very limited intelligence-gathering capabilities and he fears that al Qaeda could reconstitute itself in as little as a year. CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis moderated the discussion at the annual Intelligence and National Security Alliance summit and joins CBSN AM to discuss the dire predictions for Afghanistan.

• Sep 16, 2021
• 7:14

Morell: Taliban victory "absolutely inspired jihadists"

Michael Morell, the former acting director of the CIA, says he thinks jihadists will flock to Afghanistan following the U.S. withdrawal.

• Sep 12, 2021
• 6:17

Former CIA officer reflects on 9/11

Two decades after the deadliest attack on U.S. soil, CBS News spoke with some of the nation's top national security experts, CIA officers and intelligence insiders at that time in the CBS News Special "Race Against Time: The CIA and 9/11." Tracy Walder, a former CIA officer and FBI special agent, joined CBSN to discuss her work with both agencies before and after September 11, 2001.

• Sep 11, 2021
• 6:59

FBI releases new video of Capitol bomb suspect

The FBI released new footage of the suspect who planted pipe bombs near the U.S. Capitol before the deadly January 6 riot. The person's identity is still a mystery. Errol Barnett shares the latest.

• Sep 8, 2021
• 1:46

The morning of 9/11: Fears of a "second wave" of attacks

Michael Morell, a former top intelligence official who was with President George W. Bush on September 11, shares his experience from that day and assesses today's terror threat.

• Sep 8, 2021

Concerns over terror threat at Kabul airport

The Pentagon is warning of possible terrorist threats from an Islamic State-affiliated group known as ISIS-K, targeting the crowds of Afghans and Americans waiting to evacuate Afghanistan. This coms as President Biden aims to meet his August 31 deadline to complete the withdrawal. CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis joins CBSN with the latest developments.

• Aug 25, 2021
• 9:44

Possible "Havana Syndrome" case delays Harris trip

Vice President Kamala Harris' trip to Vietnam was temporarily delayed after her delegation was made aware of an "anomalous health incident" in Hanoi. The incident was consistent with previous reported cases of "Havana Syndrome," a senior State Department official told CBS News.

• Aug 24, 2021
• 0:24

CIA director held secret meeting with Taliban leader in Kabul

The meeting was the group's highest-level encounter with the Biden administration since the fall of the Afghan capital.

• Aug 24, 2021

U.S. intelligence shortfalls in Afghanistan

The Biden administration is facing criticism over the chaos erupting across Afghanistan as the Taliban takes control. U.S. intelligence agencies say they didn't expect Afghanistan to fall so quickly as American troops started withdrawing. CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis joins CBSN to break down the latest developments.

• Aug 19, 2021
• 9:04

U.S. intel warned of Afghan military collapse

Questions are being raised about how the Biden administration was caught off guard by the sudden collapse of the Afghan government. Weijia Jiang has more on the warnings the administration did receive.

• Aug 17, 2021
• 1:11

Former acting CIA director on Taliban’s swift offense

Former deputy and acting director of the CIA and CBS News senior security contributor Michael Morell joins Tony Dokoupil to discuss the Taliban’s swift offense retaking much of Afghanistan.

• Aug 13, 2021
• 1:40

Michael Morell on crisis in Afghanistan

Former Acting and Deputy CIA Director Michael Morell joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan, as the Taliban takes over major cities at a rapid pace.

• Aug 13, 2021
• 6:04

CIA names new lead in Havana Syndrome probe

The CIA is tapping the lead officer involved in the hunt for Osama bin Laden to find the cause of "Havana Syndrome." The mysterious illness has impacted diplomats and spies in Cuba, China, Austria, Russia, and even Washington. Byron Tau, a national security and law enforcement reporter for the Wall Street Journal, shares the latest in the investigation.

• Jul 31, 2021
• 6:12

Suspected "Havana syndrome" cases span decades

A former CIA intelligence officer shares his struggle with a mysterious illness that first affected federal employees in Cuba in 2016. There have been at least 130 suspected cases of "Havana Syndrome," some of which go back decades. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge joined CBSN with more.

• Jun 14, 2021
• 11:14

Former CIA officer tells about "Havana Syndrome"

There are growing suspicions that Russian intelligence offices are behind a mysterious illness called "Havana Syndrome." CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge spoke to a former CIA officer who says he was a victim. She joins CBSN AM to discuss what lawmakers are doing to help.

• Jun 14, 2021
• 8:17

Fomer CIA officer on Havana syndrome

Some U.S. officials suspect the so-called Havana Syndrome could be an unintentional byproduct of foreign efforts to collect intelligence from U.S. government employees' electronic devices. Catherine Herridge spoke with a former CIA officer who says he was also a victim.

• Jun 14, 2021
• 5:00

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