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The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA / ˌsiː.aɪˈeɪ /) is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States tasked with advancing national security through …

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) collects, evaluates, and disseminates vital information on economic, military, political, scientific, and other developments abroad to safeguard national …

3 days ago · Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), principal foreign intelligence and counterintelligence agency of the U.S. government. Formally created in 1947, the Central …

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was created in 1947 with the signing of the National Security Act by President Harry S. Truman. The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency …

May 2, 2025 · The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an independent foreign intelligence agency. Its primary mission is to collect, analyze, and disseminate information to the president …

5 days ago · The officials arrived at the secret CIA archival facility one morning in April. Their mission: to seize still-classified CIA files on the assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy, John F. …

1 day ago · Afghan ex-CIA operative kills National Guard soldier in DC ambush, fueling Trump allies' demands to shut down "penetrated" agency.

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Washington D.C., November 20, 2025 - Fifty years ago today, a special Senate Committee led by Idaho Senator Frank Church lifted the veil of secrecy on the clandestine efforts of the Central …