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

The White House is working under the belief that a deal to get hostages out of "hellish" conditions in Gaza can be achieved by President-elect Trump's inauguration day, CIA Director William Burns ...

The Columbus, Ohio, native started his first Washington, D.C. internship on Capitol Hill on Feb. 1, 2021, less than a month after the Jan. 6 attack on Congress. "It was a strange first day," said ...