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Top Intelligence Democrat Says GOP Should Renew Spy Program Before Democrats Take Over
Rep. Jim Himes evidently doesn’t think his fellow Democrats are big enough fans of warrantless surveillance. Read More
New House Intelligence Committee chair plans ‘aggressive’ oversight of CIA
Rep. Jim Himes (D-Connecticut) said that the agency has expanded covert action and needed more supervision as such. Read More
Himes urges Republicans to pass FISA during the lame-duck session
Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said Republicans would be wise to renew the nation’s warrantless spy powers during the lame-duck session. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) allows the government to spy on foreigners located Read More
Incoming House Intelligence Chairman Vows Oversight of CIA’s Use of Covert Action
Representative Jim Himes, who will run the powerful intelligence committee in the new Congress, said he also planned to scrutinize contractor donations to President Trump’s construction projects. Read More
Democrat Jim Himes wins reelection to U.S. House in Connecticut's 4th Congressional District
Democrat Jim Himes wins reelection to U.S. House in Connecticut's 4th Congressional District Read More
Connecticut live results: 2026 House elections
Connecticut voters on Tuesday will pick their U.S. representatives for the next two years. The Constitution State has five congressional districts, all of which are currently represented by Democrats. Democratic Reps. Joe Courtney, Rosa DeLauro, Jim Himes and Jahana Hayes are all running for reelect Read More
Connecticut’s 4th Congressional District a three-way race
Incumbent Rep. Jim Himes faces two challengers over the right to represent Connecticut’s 4th Congressional District. Read More
House Democrat: Paper ballots protect against Musk’s potential election hacking
Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), the ranking member on the House Intelligence Committee, said Wednesday that the use of paper ballots prevents hacking from tech mogul Elon Musk, who is supporting Republicans this election cycle. “Forty-nine of the 50 states have paper records of the ballots, right?” Himes Read More
House Democrat warns about Musk, other ‘weird trillionaires’ controlling AI
Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) on Wednesday morning issued a stark warning about the influence that SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and other artificial intelligence technology leaders have over global affairs following a recent reported slowdown of the satellite company’s technology in Ukraine. “We’re in this world Read More
‘Break glass’ scenario revealed if Mike Johnson makes nightmare move before new House
Democrats are preparing for a doomsday scenario in which House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) tries to keep their members from taking their seats if the party wins a majority next week, and one top Democrat has named the move that would set off alarms.Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT), the top Democrat on the Hous Read More
Panicked phone calls fly from Trump’s corporate allies after ‘cardinal sin’
Tech and defense companies that spent the last two years cozying up to President Donald Trump are now rushing to court Democrats, as they brace for a wave of congressional investigations if the party wins control of Congress in the midterms.Cooper Teboe, a Democratic strategist based in Silicon Vall Read More
Himes: Trump Will Claim the Election 'Is Corrupt in Some Way or Another'
Thursday on MS NOW's "Deadline," Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) said President Donald Trump will "claim that the election that is coming up in 12 days is corrupt | Clips Read More
Top Democrat says chip restrictions are ‘key lever’ for US AI edge over China
Jim Himes claims ‘slowing dispersion of advanced chips into China’ essential for Washington in global tech race as US midterm elections near. Read More
Lawmakers say US briefing showed Russia targeting Democrats with misinformation
The top Democratic lawmakers on the congressional intelligence committees on Wednesday said they received an intelligence briefing that Russia has been waging a misinformation campaign against Democrats running in next month's midterm elections. The comments by Senator Mark Warner and Representa Read More
Bipartisan pushback swells against Trump’s Ukraine moves
Congressional Democrats and some Republicans are signaling their intention to try to enact legislation to force President Donald Trump to reverse what some of them have called his “pro-Putin agenda.” The groundswell of bipartisan congressional criticism of Trump’s policy toward Russia, particularly Read More
Democratic midterm gains could speed US military aid to Ukraine, lawmaker says
Polling and prediction markets suggest the midterms could deliver “a fairly massive repudiation of the president,” said Rep. Jim Himes, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Read More
If Democrats win, Himes says Trump won’t ‘accept’ election results
Congressman Jim Himes warned Wednesday of efforts to undermine faith in U.S. elections by foreign powers and one domestic one: President Donald J. Trump. Read More
House intel committee could investigate defense firm contributions to White House ballroom
Rep. Jim Himes, the top Democrat on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, sent a Sept. 28 letter to a defense trade group warning of a "likely" probe into the project. Read More
House Dem Blasts 'Demented' GOP Senator Over Election Fraud Claims
Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) laid into the MAGA Republican for doubling down on the president’s conspiracy theories. Read More
Trump Administration Attacking 'Fundamental Cornerstones of Our Democracy'
Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union," Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) made the startling claim that the Trump administration was using the tools of the government to attack "the fundamental cornerstones of our democracy." | Clips Read More