By Joseph Lord and Nathan Worcester WASHINGTON—Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday briefed lawmakers on the operation that resulted in the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told reporters after the briefing: “The U.S. military operation in Venezuela was a decisive and justified […]
Tag: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), known informally as the Agency and historically as the company, is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States, officially tasked with gathering, processing, and analyzing national security information from around the world, primarily through the use of human intelligence (HUMINT) and conducting covert action. As a principal member of the United States Intelligence Community (IC), the CIA reports to the Director of National Intelligence and is primarily focused on providing intelligence for the President and Cabinet of the United States.
