DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE NOMINEE AVRIL HAINES GETS U.S. SENATE CONFIRMATION

Highlights

• The United States Senate confirmed Biden’s nominee for director of national intelligence, Avril Haines, making her the first approved Cabinet member

• The former deputy director of the CIA is all set to become a core member of the security team of the Democratic leader

• The nomination of Haines was temporarily blocked by Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Okla as he sought information about the ....