Biden Taps Bush Official to Lead Homeland Intelligence Branch

President Joe Biden intends to nominate Ken Wainstein, who served in George W. Bush’s administration, to lead a Department of Homeland Security office that plays a key role in combating domestic extremism.

Wainstein was the Justice Department’s first assistant attorney general for national security and served as a White House adviser. He is currently a partner in the white-collar defense and investigations practice at the law firm Davis Polk & Wardell LLP.

Department of Homeland Security headquarters in Washington, D.C.

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The White House announced the nomination Friday.

The Office of Intelligence and Analysis, part of the federal intelligence community, analyzes security threats to the U.S. and issues alerts ...