Here's your guide for how to talk like a spy and, hopefully, understand the news a little better. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) briefs reporters at the White House. (Sarah Parnass/The Washington Post)6) Classified information: Information that the government deems would be harmful to national security if it were made public. (Kevin Lamarque/Associated Press)Why it's in the news: Pretty much any spy story you read in the news will deal with some level of classified information. 7) The National Security Council: It's exactly what it sounds like: an advisory council to the president on issues of national security.

Source: Washington Post April 26, 2017 16:38 UTC