This week Evan dives into everything you need to know about the incoming National Director of Intelligence, Avril Haines, and Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas.

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SOURCES:

Avril Haines:

NPR Article: https://www.npr.org/2020/11/30/939722113/the-winding-journey-of-avril-haines-bidens-pick-to-lead-u-s-intelligence

Baltimore Sun Article on Her Bookstore: https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1995-05-22-1995142103-story.html

Obama Archive Press Release: https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2013/04/17/president-obama-announces-more-key-administration-posts

Power Wars: The Relentless Rise of Presidential Authority and Secrecy by Charlie Savage (2015)

Avril Haines, The Least Likely Spy: https://www.newsweek.com/2013/06/26/avril-haines-least-likely-spy-237616.html

The Proxy War Over a Top Biden Adviser: https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-proxy-war-over-joe-biden-adviser-avril-haines

Daily Beast Palantir Piece: https://www.thedailybeast.com/palantir-working-with-local-police-ice-for-federal-funding

Chicago Tribune Article on Trump's CIA Director: https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-trump-cia-director-20180313-story.html

Avril Haines on Snack Break with Aroop Mukharji: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjxVjN2_S68&ab_channel=AroopMukharji

Alejandro Mayorkas

Reuters Article: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-biden-homeland/biden-picks-cuban-american-lawyer-mayorkas-as-u-s-homeland-security-chief-idUSKBN2832HH

Hack Against US: https://apnews.com/article/technology-malware-hacking-russia-software-b3f993fb7bc9390302f0df26ecb6c10e

DHS Org Chart: https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/19_1205_dhs-organizational-chart.pdf

OHS Fact Sheet: https://www.epic.org/open_gov/homeland/ohs_fact_sheet.html

ABC News Mayorkas Cuba Article: https://abcnews.go.com/News/emotional-return-cuba-top-us-official/story?id=34774578

Los Angeles Magazine, "The Enforcer," Sep 2000 Vol. 45 No. 9: https://books.google.com/books?id=c18EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA18&dq=%22the%20enforcer%22%20los%20angeles%20magazine%20mayorkas&pg=PA68#v=onepage&q=%22the%20enforcer%22%20los%20angeles%20magazine%20mayorkas&f=false

Feinstein Recommends Mayorkas for U.S. Attorney in L.A.: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-oct-09-me-30731-story.html

EB-5 Scandal: https://www.vox.com/2015/3/26/8295381/mayorkas-scandal-eb5

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