Top intel officials to appear before Senate for hearing on 'worldwide threats'

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A high altitude balloon floats over Billings, Mont., on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. The U.S. is tracking a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been spotted over U.S. airspace for a couple days, but the Pentagon decided not to shoot it down due to risks of harm for people on the ground, officials said Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. The Pentagon would not confirm that the balloon in the photo was the surveillance balloon. (Larry Mayer/The Billings Gazette via WHD) Chris Jorgensen/WHD

Top intel officials to appear before Senate for hearing on 'worldwide threats'

Virginia Aabram

February 27, 12:16 PM February 27, 12:16 PM

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Top officials in the intelligence community will appear before the Senate for a hearing on foreign security threats after a suspected Chinese spy balloon violated U.S. airspace last month.

The Wednesday, March 8, hearing will "feature testimony from the heads of U.S. intelligence agencies on the global security threats currently facing the United States." Senate Intelligence Commitee Chairman Mark Warner (D-VA) and Ranking Member Marco Rubio (R-FL) have been calling for more transparency from the Biden administration regarding the balloon the United States shot down after it flew over sensitive military sites in Montana. The military also took down several unidentified aircraft days in the days that followed.

The witness list is:

Avril D. Haines, Director of National Intelligence William J. Burns, Director, Central Intelligence Agency Christopher A. Wray, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation General Paul M. Nakasone, Director, National Security Agency Lieutenant General Scott D. Berrier, Director, Defense Intelligence Agency

The public portion of the hearing will be followed by a closed session.

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