The Kremlin freed Marc Fogel, a teacher held for more than three years on drug charges, in a deal negotiated by Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s Middle East envoy.

Tulsi Gabbard, President Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, refused to fully denounce the 2013 leaks by Edward J. Snowden, eliciting concern from both parties.

Tulsi Gabbard, the nominee for director of national intelligence, repeatedly avoided joining senators in calling Mr. Snowden a traitor.

A new analysis that began under the Biden administration is released by the C.I.A.’s new director, John Ratcliffe, who wants the agency to get “off the sidelines” in the debate.

He has offered a vision for a more aggressive spy agency, and his focus on the threat from China is widely shared by Republican and Democratic lawmakers.

In exchange, the Biden administration released an Afghan man convicted on narcotics charges in 2008.

The spy agency is trying to give its teams better tools and make it easier for the private sector to develop technology for their secretive work.

As C.I.A. director, William J. Burns was deeply focused on China and Russia when the Middle East conflict plunged him back into his old life.

The development of a new generation of drones has revolutionized how wars are fought, according to U.S. officials.

The determination comes as the United States prepares to announce sanctions against the Sudanese military chief, saying there is strong evidence of atrocities in the country.

The White House contradicts a new intelligence assessment on the mysterious ailments that diplomats and spies have reported for years.

North Korean troops have now entered Russia’s war with Ukraine in a major way, and some have been killed, Western officials say.