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Gina Haspel confirmed as first female director of CIASix Democrats joined Republicans in a Senate confirmation vote that overrode concerns about Haspel's role in the spy agency’s harsh interrogation program after 9/11.PoliticsMay 17, 2018
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U.S. Senate panel approves Trump nominee Gina Haspel for CIA directorshipHaspel is expected to be confirmed by the full Senate as soon as next week as the spy agency's first female director.PoliticsMay 16, 2018
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Trump’s CIA pick Gina Haspel offers to resign over role in ‘torture’ programTrump’s nominee to lead the CIA sought to withdraw over concerns about her role in the agency’s interrogation program, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.PoliticsMay 6, 2018
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Iraqis, Yemeni blocked from New York-bound flight in Cairo as U.S. ban takes effectFive Iraqi passengers and one Yemeni were barred from boarding an EgyptAir flight from Cairo to New York on Saturday after President Donald Trump halted the entry of citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries, sources at Cairo airport said.WorldJan 28, 2017
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Psychologists who designed CIA’s ‘enhanced interrogation’ methods to stand trialJames Mitchell and John Jessen designed the interrogation methods and took part in sessions with CIA prisoners, according to a Senate Intelligence Committee investigation.WorldJan 27, 2017
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Donald Trump says he believes torture works, eyes re-opening CIA ‘black sites’Donald Trump is asking for a review of America's methods for interrogating terror suspects and the possible reopening of CIA-run "black site" prisons,PoliticsJan 25, 2017
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Trump says U.S. at disadvantage because of anti-torture lawsRepublican presidential candidate Donald Trump argues that banning torture techniques puts the U.S. at a strategic disadvantage against Islamic militants.PoliticsMar 7, 2016
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Texas couple accused of waterboarding 13-year-old boyA Texas woman and her boyfriend are accused of subjecting her son to waterboarding as a punishment.CrimeFeb 18, 2016
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Donald Trump doubles down on saying he’ll bring back waterboardingRepublican presidential hopeful Donald Trump said on Monday that the use of waterboarding is "fine".PoliticsFeb 8, 2016
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Donald Trump says he’d bring back waterboarding, claims suspects ‘deserve it’Donald Trump says the U.S. should engage in much more aggressive interrogation techniques, like waterboarding, on terrorism suspects as he pushes a hard line on security after the Paris attacks.PoliticsNov 24, 2015
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