Insider NJ’s Morning Intelligence Briefing: 10/8/2021

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Insider NJ’s Morning Intelligence Briefing: 10/8/2021

Below is Insider NJ’s Morning Intelligence Briefing: QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I personally like Phil Murphy. But he’s an extremist.” – Assembly Minority Leader Bramnick TOP STORY: Lassiter: Straight.…

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Gottlieb says COVID-19 origins may never be known, urges more intelligence gathering to detect future pandemics

As officials seek to understand how the coronavirus pandemic emerged, one expert says that without more information from China, the world may never have an answer. “Either we find the…

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US intelligence finds China did not know about COVID-19 before outbreak, still divided over origin

U.S. intelligence remains divided over the origins of COVID-19. Some analysts say it was likely caused by an animal, others a lab incident. Source link

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Biden to intelligence community: ‘Redouble efforts’ on COVID-19 origins

President Biden told the intelligence community Wednesday to “redouble” efforts to determine how the coronavirus originated, saying data collected so far falls short of offering the U.S. and its partners…

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Reports about North Korea shooting a South Korean official may have exposed intelligence gathering techniques

North Korean soldiers shot and killed a South Korean fisheries department employee in the waters south of the North Korean-controlled Yeonpyeong Islands on September 22. In a letter to President…

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National Intelligence chief gave little notice for briefing on Russian assessment

According to an email obtained by POLITICO, a Ratcliffe aide reached out to several Capitol Hill staffers at 6:36 p.m. Tuesday, four hours after Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham…

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Trump’s intelligence chief suspends in-person election security briefings

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) told Congress that it would no longer deliver in-person election security briefings, a move that’s angered lawmakers as Election Day approaches.…

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Democrats see payoff from pressure campaign on intelligence community

The statement, which also indicated that Iran and China prefer a Trump loss in November, was hailed by Democrats as vindication of their strategy to lean on the administration for…

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Intelligence disputes fuel rare public acrimony among Gang of Eight

The infighting has intensified so rapidly that Rubio even suggested this week that his committee’s annual hearing on global threats might not go on as planned, citing “heavy politicization.” The…

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Robert O’Brien: U.S. intelligence botched early Donald Trump coronavirus briefings

U.S. intelligence agencies missed reporting on the seriousness of the coronavirus outbreak in late January that would soon lead to a deadly global pandemic, according to White House National Security…

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