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Biden's National Security Team Lists Leading Threats, With China At The Top

4:09pm April 13, 2021

by Greg Myre

The intelligence community views four countries as posing the main security challenges over the next year: China, followed by Russia, Iran and North Korea.

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Avril Haines, the new director of national intelligence, released a declassified report Friday that says Saudi Arabia's crown prince was responsible for a 2018 killing of a prominent journalist. Haines spoke to NPR in her first interview since taking offi

Avril Haines Takes Over As Intelligence Chief At 'A Challenging Time'

1:24pm February 28, 2021

by Greg Myre

As Haines sat down for an interview with NPR, her aides handed out a declassified report blaming Saudi Arabia's crown prince for a brutal killing.

Avril Haines, President-elect Joe Biden's pick for director of national intelligence, speaks during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday.

Biden Pick For Intel Chief: 'Biggest Challenge Is Building Trust And Confidence'

1:36pm January 19, 2021

by Mark Katkov

Avril Haines began her confirmation hearing by pledging to "never shy from speaking truth to power," an implicit criticism of President Trump's management of the country's vast intelligence network.

Avril Haines has been nominated as the first woman to be the director of national intelligence, a position that oversees all 17 intelligence agencies. Here, Haines speaks after President-elect Joe Biden introduced her last week in Wilmington, Del.

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The Winding Journey Of Avril Haines, Biden's Pick To Lead U.S. Intelligence

8:10pm November 30, 2020

by Greg Myre

Avril Haines, the first woman nominated to the top intelligence post, took a strange path to this job. She studied judo in Japan, physics in college, and rebuilt a plane that she later crash-landed.

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