Morning Jolt: Head of U.S. Intelligence: We May Never Know COVID-19’s Origin

On the menu today: Avril Haines, the U.S. director of national intelligence, ominously declares in an interview that the U.S. intelligence community is no closer to determining how the COVID-19 pandemic began, and may never know with certainty; the need to end the crisis mentality on evictions; and Vice President Kamala Harris apparently thinks she's "winning" something by refusing to spend a day visiting the border.

U.S. Director of National Intelligence: Hey, We May Never Know the Origin of COVID-19

Avril Haines, the U.S. director of national intelligence, did a surprisingly extensive interview with Yahoo News, and said quite a bit about the ongoing U.S.-intelligence review of information relating to the origin of COVID-19. Almost nothing she said was particularly encouraging — starting with her declaration that "nearly a month into the review, it appears that the intelligence community is no closer to settling on one explanation of how the deadly virus ...

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WITH JIM GERAGHTY June 23 2021 WITH JIM GERAGHTY June 23 2021 Head of U.S. Intelligence: We May Never Know COVID-19's Origin On the menu today: Avril Haines, the U.S. director of national intelligence, ominously declares in an interview that the U.S. intelligence community is no closer to determining how the COVID-19 pandemic began, and may never know with certainty; the need to end the crisis mentality on evictions; and Vice President Kamala Harris apparently thinks she's "winning" something by refusing to spend a day visiting the border. U.S. Director of National Intelligence: Hey, We May Never Know the Origin of COVID-19 Avril Haines, the U.S. director of national intelligence, did a surprisingly extensive interview with Yahoo News, and said quite a bit about the ongoing U.S.-intelligence review of information relating to the origin of COVID-19. Almost nothing she said was particularly encouraging — starting with her declaration that "nearly a month into the review, it appears that the intelligence community is no closer to settling on one explanation of how the deadly virus ...   READ MORE

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