Former CIA Director Leon Panetta didn’t mince words about Israel’s pager attacks.

One of the new members of the House Intelligence Committee is currently suing the FBI.

How a spoof conspiracy theory became a perfect study of how misinformation spreads

Tucker Carlson’s Putin interview is finally out—and it’s even worse than expected.

Twenty-two years ago, three union leaders for mine workers employed by an American company were killed. The murders have gone unsolved. But now the Colombian government is prosecuting two company executives for financing the paramilitary group responsible for the killings.

Kerry Howley’s new book shows how the government distorts reality to turn whistleblowers into public enemies.

In an era of hacks and breaches, the game of spy vs. spy has changed.

The justices consistently ruled against plaintiffs who had their constitutional rights violated—and, in some cases, their bodies abused—by police, the Border Patrol, and the CIA.

The CIA’s abrupt turnabout on the issue of imaginary microwave ray guns left a lot of lawmakers without a favorite political prop.

Evidence-free accounts of spooky weapons bedeviling American diplomats have lawmakers jumping at shadows—and talking of war.

It’s a toothless word that shies away from the root causes of inequality.

A new book traces the language of brainwashing to a series of Cold War–era scares.

Spencer Ackerman’s new book argues that the forever wars created the conditions for Trump’s rise.

Our inability to truly conspire is why so many people are struggling today.

Has Russia been zapping American embassies with a secret weapon?

How not to learn about the American past

The assassination of nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh is a reminder of how badly the U.S. needs a new approach to Iran. Is Biden up to the task?

How Biden treats his predecessor could determine the fate of American democracy

After four years of corruption and venality, can the country’s law enforcement agency be saved?

How the president has used William Barr and other officials to turn the government into his personal fiefdom