4 Reasons China Meddles in Local U.S. Politics NYT | Top Stories By: Mara Hvistendahl 19 December 2024 at 18:02 American intelligence agencies have warned of influence operations targeting city halls and statehouses. But what’s in it for Beijing? © Ariana Drehsler for The New York TimesGovernor Gavin Newsom of California, center, with the Chinese ambassador to the United States, Xie Feng, at an event in August welcoming pandas to the San Diego Zoo.
Prisoner’s Self-Portraits of C.I.A. Torture Surface From Sealed Court Record NYT | Top Stories By: Carol Rosenberg 19 December 2024 at 01:03 “This is what his nightmares are all about,” said a lawyer for a now-confessed war criminal who spent years at Guantánamo Bay.
Running Spies Is Not a Game for Amateurs NYT | Opinion 9 December 2024 at 18:01 Will Trump be satisfied with servile leadership, or is he seeking to dismantle the system and make agencies responsive to his demands?