Incoming House Intelligence Chairman Vows Oversight of CIA’s Use of Covert Action

Representative Jim Himes, the incoming chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said he planned to oversee the CIA's use of covert action and examine contractor donations to President Trump's construction projects. Himes did not specify which covert operations or contractors would be the focus of his committee's review. The House Intelligence Committee has jurisdiction over intelligence agencies' activities and budgets.

• NYT — Incoming House Intelligence Chairman Vows Oversight of CIA’s Use of Covert Action

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