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04.12.2020 / 16:38

The Latest: Ratcliffe: Adversaries amplify vote fraud claims

WASHINGTON – The Latest on President-elect Joe Biden (all times local):8 a.m.National Intelligence Director John Ratcliffe says foreign adversaries are using social media and other platforms to amplify allegations of voter fraud. But he won't say which countries are using the issue to try to undermine public confidence in the U.S.

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Democrats seeking to push in-person election security briefings

briefing Congress in person about foreign attempts to interfere in the November election.The director of national intelligence, John Ratcliffe, said most briefings on what the administration knows about efforts to influence the vote will now be given to Congress in writing. In the past, delivering “all-member” briefings in-person, he said, has resulted in “leaks” for political purposes within moments.RELATED: Early in-person voting is an option for many across the US in 2020“A falsehood, yet again another lie by the president,” responded Democratic Rep.

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Trump’s intelligence chief ends election security briefings to U.S. Congress

upcoming presidential election.U.S. President Donald Trump said National Intelligence Director John Ratcliffe made the decision because the administration “got tired” of intelligence about election security leaking from Congress.

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Senate speeds up confirmation vote for intelligence director

WASHINGTON – The Senate is poised to vote Thursday on the nomination of Texas GOP Rep. John Ratcliffe to be Director of National Intelligence, potentially confirming him sooner than expected, as senators are eager to quickly fill the post.

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Committee approves Ratcliffe for DNI, sends to full Senate

WASHINGTON – The Senate intelligence committee has approved the nomination of Texas GOP Rep. John Ratcliffe to be Director of National Intelligence, sending the nomination to the Senate floor for confirmation.

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Trump's top spy pick vows he won't politicize intelligence

WASHINGTON – Rep. John Ratcliffe, President Donald Trump's pick to be the nation's top intelligence official, was nothing if not consistent as he told lawmakers a dozen or so times that he wouldn't allow politics to color information he took to the president.

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5 things to know today - that aren't about the virus

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Senate to vet new intelligence chief amid shakeup, pandemic

WASHINGTON – A Senate panel is considering Texas Rep. John Ratcliffe’s nomination for director of national intelligence, holding the in-person hearing amid President Donald Trump’s shakeup of the intelligence community and under drastic new distancing rules to protect Capitol Hill from the coronavirus.

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