Towing the line between diplomat and intelligence agent, Burns's trips to the region are shrouded under a cloak of mystery.

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.

While the United States tries to spy on one of the hardest targets, Burns has also tried to reopen a dialogue with Beijing, including via his counterpart, Chen Yixin, the security minister. (The head of the China Mission Center, a career CIA officer fluent in Mandarin, accompanied Burns on one of his trips to Beijing.)

No one would ever refer to CIA Director William J. Burns as “Wild Bill,” the nickname of William J. Donovan, who led the OSS, the agency’s swashbuckling predecessor, during World War II. But the self-effacing Burns has bravely commanded a CIA force in Ukraine since Russia’s invasion nearly three years ago.

In a wide-ranging exit interview, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly asks Central Intelligence Agency director William Burns about the resurgence of ISIS, and what's next for the intel community.

In a wide-ranging exit interview, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly asks Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns about Russia, a potential ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, and the resurgence of ...

Colman Domingo entered exclusive territory with his Best Actor nomination for Sing Sing on Thursday. He is the first man since Denzel Washington to achieve back-to-back nominations, with Domingo’s previous bid coming last year for Rustin.

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After prolonged negotiations mediated by representatives from both the Biden and Trump administrations, a ceasefire deal was reached between Israel and Hamas. The truce involves the release of hostages by Hamas and Palestinian prisoners by Israel,

Since Donald Trump's November victory, American and Israeli media have zeroed in on Iran, its nuclear program, and how the president’s second administration should behave toward the West Asian country.

Jeff Bezos blocked an editorial in the Washington Post last year that endorsed Kamala Harris’s run for the presidency, and his senior editors blocked a

J Street has stooped to a new low in giving cover to a blatantly anti-Israel campaign ... received a Masters of Jewish Education from the William Davidson School of Jewish Education.