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The director of national intelligence and the FBI director said on Wednesday night that U.S. officials believe Iranian influence-mongers are behind an election-intimidation scam.
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The former FBI director says that if he knew today what he knew during the Russia investigation, he would have taken a more skeptical view about a key surveillance request.
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The FBI director and other national security officials are scheduled to appear on Thursday morning to talk about threats to the U.S., but the director of national intelligence isn't expected.
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The nation's top intelligence official caused a stir last month when he canceled face-to-face updates for Congress. The Senate and House intelligence committees say he's agreed to resume them.
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Texas Republican Rep. John Ratcliffe assured the Senate Intelligence Committee that, if confirmed, he would not apply a partisan filter to reporting or shade conclusions to please the president.
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The president's Republican allies in the Senate never appeared to warm up to the Texas congressman, and news reports suggested he had overstated his terrorism-fighting qualifications.
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Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats is a former member of Congress and remained popular on Capitol Hill. John Ratcliffe, the president's new pick, is a comparative newcomer.