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Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, and CIA Director, John Ratcliffe, testify before a House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on “Worldwide Threats,” on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on March 26, 2025. (Photo by Drew ANGERER / AFP / Getty Images)

Intelligence chiefs insist Signal chat was a simple mistake

Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee expressed anger over the use of the messaging app to coordinate military strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen.
Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe, accompanied by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, speaks during a Senate Committee on Intelligence hearing Tuesday. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Senators criticize Trump officials’ discussion of war plans over Signal, but administration answers don’t come easily 

An Intelligence Committee hearing focused on the security risks of a cabinet-level group chat that included a reporter from The Atlantic.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for CIA Director John Ratcliffe arrives for a Senate Intelligence confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

CIA nominee tells Senate he, too, wants to go on cyber offense

John Ratcliffe said he wants to develop cyber offense tools and supports a cyber-focused deterrence strategy.
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FBI Director Christopher Wray, Director of the National Security Agency Gen. Paul Nakasone, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, and CIA Director William Burns testify during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing concerning worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill March 8, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

US intel: Chinese influence operations are growing more aggressive, more similar to Russia’s

China is stepping up efforts to influence U.S. public opinion, which increasingly resemble Russian operations. 
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