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<span class="vcard">Stephen R. Weissman</span>

Stephen R. Weissman

Guest Author

Stephen R. Weissman is a political scientist and former Staff Director of the House Subcommittee on Africa. His chapter, “Congressional Oversight of Covert Action,”, appears in “The Oxford Handbook of National Security Intelligence,” edited by Loch Johnson.

Articles by this author:

(L-R) Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) seated next to Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) address National Security Agency Director General Timothy Haugh, FBI Director Kash Patel, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe, and Defense Intelligence Agency Director Jeffrey Kruse as they appear during a Senate Committee on Intelligence Hearing on March 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Will the Intelligence Committees Meet the Challenge of CIA Covert Action in Venezuela?

Oct. 31, 2025 Stephen R. Weissman