Category: Avril Haines

Biden Elevates CIA Director William Burns to Cabinet

Not many CIA directors serve as members of a U.S. president’s Cabinet. CIA Director William Burns will now be one of the few.  President Joe Biden, underscoring the confidence he holds in and how much he relies on Mr. Burns, announced on July 21 that the intelligence chief is now a Cabinet member. There is precedent for…


LIVE NOW: DNI, DDI Directors Testify on Worldwide Threats to Senate Committee

Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines and Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lieutenant General Scott Berrier testify on worldwide threats to the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing at 9:30 a.m. ET on May 4. …


DNI, DDI Directors Testify on Worldwide Threats to Senate Committee

Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines and Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lieutenant General Scott Berrier testify on worldwide threats to the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing at 9:30 a.m. ET on May 4. …


US Intel Agencies Need to Focus Intensely on ‘Diversity, Equity, Inclusion,’ Intelligence Chief Says

During a March 9 hearing of the House Intelligence Committee, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines expressed the need for intel agencies to focus more intensely on “diversity, equity, and inclusion.” The hearing was called by Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner (R-Ohio) to discuss global threats. Haines took the opportunity to make comments about the need…


China Remains America’s ‘Unparalleled Priority’ Amid Beijing’s Increasing Aggression: DNI Haines

Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Avril Haines told the Senate on March 8 that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is the U.S. intelligence community’s “unparalleled priority” as Beijing draws rising pushback over its aggression towards Taiwan and its relationship with Russia. “The CCP represents both the leading and most consequential threat to U.S. national security…


China Remains US’s ‘Unparalleled Priority’ Amid Beijing’s Increasing Aggression: DNI Haines

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is the U.S. intelligence community’s “unparalleled priority” as the regime in Beijing draws increasing pushback over its aggression towards Taiwan and its relationship with Russia, Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Avril Haines told lawmakers on March 8. “The CCP represents both the leading and most consequential threat to U.S. national security…


China Remains US’ ‘Unparalleled Priority’ Amid Beijing’s Increasing Aggression: DNI Haines

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is the U.S. intelligence community’s “unparalleled priority” as the regime in Beijing draws increasing pushback over its aggression toward Taiwan and its relationship with Russia, Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Avril Haines told lawmakers on March 8. “The CCP represents both the leading and most consequential threat to U.S. national security…


Intelligence Community Says ‘Havana Syndrome’ Very Unlikely to Be Caused by Foreign Adversaries

A study issued on March 1 by the U.S. intelligence community says it is “very unlikely” that a foreign enemy is to blame for Anomalous Health Incidents (AHIs) known as “Havana Syndrome” that are purportedly troubling agents. Havana syndrome is characterized by symptoms such as headaches, memory, and cognitive issues, hearing and vision loss, and dizziness…


‘Havana Syndrome’ Very Unlikely Caused by Foreign Adversaries, Intelligence Community Says

The U.S. intelligence community says it’s “very unlikely” that a foreign enemy is to blame for Anomalous Health Incidents (AHI) known as “Havana Syndrome” that are purportedly troubling American personnel working overseas. Havana syndrome is characterized by symptoms such as headaches, memory, and cognitive issues, hearing and vision loss, and dizziness caused by unexplained brain damage….


‘This Won’t Stand’: Senators Say Biden Officials Are ‘Stonewalling’ Access to Classified Documents

Anger and frustration were the feelings expressed by bipartisan members of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Jan. 25 over a lack of access to the classified documents found in the homes of President Joe Biden, former President Trump, and former Vice President Mike Pence. Speaking with reporters at the Capitol after a classified briefing with…