Senate Armed Services Committee convenes for hearing on 'foreign cyberthreats'

Committee chairman Sen. John McCain listens to Sen. Jack Reed before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing.
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The Senate Armed Services Committee convenes Thursday morning to hear testimony from U.S. intelligence officials concerning "foreign cyberthreats to the United States," The New York Times reports.

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is the committee's chairman and has been vocally at odds with President-elect Donald Trump, blaming Russia for Democratic hacks during the election. Trump, citing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, has denied such claims.

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