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American spy agencies review their misses on Ukraine, Russia

June 9, 2022 Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The question was posed in a private briefing to U.S. intelligence officials weeks before Russia launched its invasion in late February: Was Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, made in the mold of Britain’s […]

Vaccine refusals in intelligence agencies raise GOP concerns

November 11, 2021 Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thousands of intelligence officers could soon face dismissal for failing to comply with the U.S. government’s vaccine mandate, leading Republican lawmakers to raise concerns about removing employees from agencies critical to national […]

HARSANYI: Tucker Carlson says the NSA is spying on him. Sadly, it’s plausible

July 7, 2021 David Harsanyi

Tucker Carlson says a “whistleblower” in the National Security Agency tipped him off that the agency was planning to leak emails and texts to get him off the air over a story he’s working on. […]

White House: Intel on Russian ‘bounties’ on US troops shaky

April 16, 2021 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The White House says that the intelligence community does not have conclusive evidence that Russian intelligence operatives encouraged the Taliban to attack American troops in Afghanistan. The assessment, revealed Thursday as the […]

Biden says ‘erratic’ Trump shouldn’t get intel briefings

February 11, 2021 Aamer Madhani and Zeke Miller, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden said that Donald Trump’s “erratic behavior” should prevent him from receiving classified intelligence briefings, a courtesy that historically has been granted to outgoing presidents. Asked in an interview with […]

Biden DNI pick says no room for politics in intel agencies

January 19, 2021 Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor and Matthew Lee, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the intelligence community, Avril Haines, promised Tuesday to “speak truth to power” and keep politics out of intelligence agencies to ensure their work is trusted. Her […]

Florida Sen. Rubio named acting chair of intelligence panel

May 19, 2020 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Florida Sen. Marco Rubio will temporarily become chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Republican leaders announced Monday, taking charge of the panel at a time of turnover and tension in the nation’s […]

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Obama admin officials asked intelligence sources to unmask Flynn

May 13, 2020 North State Journal Staff

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Acting national intelligence director Richard Grenell authorized release of a list of names of Obama administration officials who asked for retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn’s identity to be unredacted in intelligence documents. […]