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The Lincoln catafalque is protected by a plastic cover as preparations for the arrival of the body of former United States President George H.W. Bush continue at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on December 3rd, 2018, in Washington, D.C. A World War II combat veteran, Bush served as a member of Congress from Texas, ambassador to the United Nations, director of the Central Intelligence Agency, vice president, and 41st president of the U.S. A state funeral for Bush will be held in Washington over the next three days, beginning with him lying in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda until Wednesday morning.

Viewfinder: The Rotunda Awaits George H.W. Bush

A World War II combat veteran, Bush served as a member of Congress from Texas, ambassador to the United Nations, director of the Central Intelligence Agency, vice president, and 41st president of the United States.

Pacific Standard Staff

News in Brief

The FBI Checked the Wrong Box and a Woman Ended Up on the Terrorism Watch List for Years

As questions swirl around U.S. efforts to keep people with terrorism ties from entering the country, the story of Rahinah Ibrahim is a cautionary tale.

Raymond Bonner

News in Brief

Where’s the Evidence That Mass Surveillance Actually Works?

Officials are again pointing to the need for mass surveillance to take down terrorists. Here’s what we know about how well it works.

Lauren Kirchner

News in Brief

The CIA’s Fugitive Banker

How Michael Jon Hand, at the center of a mystery surrounding an Australian bank with ties to American intelligence officials that defrauded investors and then collapsed, was found in Idaho 35 years after disappearing.

Raymond Bonner

News in Brief

The Consequences of Psychology’s Shameful Collusion in Torture

The American Psychological Association pandered to the CIA out of self-interest. In so doing, it betrayed a core ethical spirit—and opened the path to a dangerous future.

Joseph R. Slaughter

News in Brief

Leaked Private Emails Reveal Former Hillary Clinton Aide’s Top Secret Spy Network

Emails disclosed by a hacker show a close family friend was funneling intelligence about the crisis in Libya directly to the Secretary of State’s private account starting before the Benghazi attack.

Jeff Gerth & Sam Biddle

News in Brief

Alberto Nisman and Argentina’s History of Assassinations and Suspicious Suicides

Whether the crusading prosecutor’s death is found to be a suicide or homicide, many Argentines probably won’t believe it. The past has taught them to always look for the sinister explanation.

Sebastian Rotella

Environment

When Spies Tweet

How are government agencies adapting to the social media age?

Grayson Clary