Tulsi Gabbard, President Trumpβs nominee for director of national intelligence, refused to fully denounce the 2013 leaks by Edward J. Snowden, eliciting concern from both parties.
A new analysis that began under the Biden administration is released by the C.I.A.βs new director, John Ratcliffe, who wants the agency to get βoff the sidelinesβ in the debate.
He has offered a vision for a more aggressive spy agency, and his focus on the threat from China is widely shared by Republican and Democratic lawmakers.
Kash Patel, Donald J. Trumpβs choice to run the bureau, has made a series of spurious assertions about the Russia, Jan. 6 and classified documents inquiries.
Federal agencies have opened at least three reviews into whether the company and its leader complied with disclosure protocols intended to protect state secrets, people with knowledge of the matter said.