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Incoming House intelligence chair Jim Himes vows oversight of CIA covert action

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Jim Himes, the Democrat who will lead the House Intelligence Committee when Democrats take the majority in January, says the panel will oversee the CIA’s expanded covert action during the Trump administration. The Washington Post, The New York Times, Semafor and The Epoch Times report the pledge. The New York Times reports that Himes also plans to scrutinize contractor donations to Trump’s construction projects and whether contractors were promised anything in return. Semafor reports that the committee will look into suspected retaliatory firings at spy agencies.

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Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. Jim Himes will chair the House Intelligence Committee when Democrats take the House majority in January.

    Reported byLeft2Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Washington Post, The New York Times
    Center
    Semafor

  2. Himes said the committee will oversee the CIA’s expanded covert action.

    Reported byLeft2Center1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Washington Post, The New York Times
    Center
    Semafor
    Far Right
    The Epoch Times

  3. Himes said he plans to scrutinize contractor donations to Trump’s construction projects.

    One outletThe New York Times· Left

  4. Himes said the committee will look into suspected retaliatory firings at spy agencies.

    One outletSemafor· Center

How each side tells it

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All three sides report that Jim Himes, the Democrat set to chair the House Intelligence Committee, plans to oversee the CIA’s expanded covert action. The left and center headlines focus on his oversight pledge, while the right headline frames it as a Democratic probe of the wider intelligence community.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    Headlines lead with Himes’s incoming chairmanship and his vow of oversight of CIA covert action, with the Post’s headline putting ‘aggressive’ oversight in scare quotes.

    Incoming House Intelligence Chairman Vows Oversight of CIA’s Use of Covert Action
    The New York TimesLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    Semafor’s headline presents Himes as a top Democrat promising more oversight of intelligence agencies generally, not only the CIA.

    Top Democrat vows to increase oversight of intelligence agencies
    SemaforCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    The Epoch Times, the only right-side article here, frames it as Democrats planning a probe of the US intelligence community, a wider target than the CIA focus of other headlines.

    Democrats Planning Probe of US Intelligence Community
    The Epoch TimesFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Himes’s incoming chairmanship
  • oversight of CIA covert action
  • contractor donations to Trump’s construction projects
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From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • oversight of all intelligence agencies
  • suspected retaliatory firings at spy agencies
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  • SemaforCenter

    Top Democrat vows to increase oversight of intelligence agencies

    Democratic Rep. Jim Himes said the House intelligence committee would also look into suspected retaliatory firings at spy agencies.

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From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Democrats’ planned probe
  • the wider US intelligence community
  • expanded covert actions during the Trump administration
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The left is Far Left and Left together. The right is Right and Far Right together. Every outlet keeps its own five-point rating.

Who reported it when

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  • Left

    First to report

    The New York Times, Nov 11, 9:45 AM EST

  • Center

    7 hr 49 min later

    Its first report, Nov 11, 5:34 PM EST

  • Right

    9 hr 13 min later

    Its first report, Nov 11, 6:57 PM EST

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  1. The New York TimesLeftNov 11, 9:45 AM EST
  2. SemaforCenterNov 11, 5:34 PM EST
  3. The Epoch TimesFar RightNov 11, 6:57 PM EST
  4. The Washington PostLeftNov 12, 9:00 AM EST

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