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Undercover for the holidays: Some of our favorite spy novels
What's more thrilling than a great... thriller? As national security buffs, we have thoughts.
Host Mary Louise Kelly chats with national security correspondent Greg Myre and books and culture reporter…
Published on 8 hours ago
From CIA Officer to Governor: Abigail Spanberger on intelligence and politics
Virginia governor-elect Abigail Spanberger will be the first woman and the first former CIA officer to lead the commonwealth.
Host Mary Louise Kelly talks to Spanberger about her unconventional career…
Published on 1 week ago
Is ISIS making a comeback?
The terrorist group has been linked to the mass shooting in Australia and a deadly attack in Syria. What do these two attacks reveal about the group's strength?
Host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Pent…
Published on 1 week, 4 days ago
Is Trump breaking up with Europe?
In recent days, President Trump has called European leaders “weak," Biden-era aid to Ukraine “stupid" and Russia “strong.” It’s a radical shift in how the United States views its closest ally.
Host M…
Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is in hot water – again
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth was already facing questions for his role in the September 2 strikes on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean. Then on Thursday, a Pentagon report dropped that says he ris…
Published on 3 weeks, 4 days ago
MAGA and 'The Mission' of the intelligence community
Ideology is the enemy of intelligence, says Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Tim Weiner. His recent book, a history of the modern CIA, is called The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century. A version o…
Published on 1 month ago
Trump and MBS: Who's wooing whom?
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has positioned himself as a global power broker with money to invest. President Trump considers him an ally. How have the U.S.-Saudi ties deepened unde…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Peace through strength? America first? Is there a Trump doctrine?
President Trump has an ad-hoc approach to foreign policy. How well is it working?
Guest host Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with national security correspondent Greg Myre and Russia correspondent Charles Mayne…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Insiders reveal 'wrecking ball' at Trump's DOJ: how two reporters got the scoop
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Carol Leonnig and Aaron C. Davis sit down with Mary Louise Kelly to talk about their book Injustice: How Politics and Fear Vanquished America’s Justice Department. …
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
The GOP's extremism problem and what it means for national security
Tucker Carlson interviewed white nationalist Nick Fuentes, and now the right is divided on whether that’s okay.
Host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Odette Yousef, a national security correspondent focu…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago