Biden Should Be Getting Top-Level Intelligence Briefings, But He Isn’t

The President’s Daily Briefing is the top-secret intelligence report presented to the president every weekday. By tradition, the briefing is also offered to a president-elect, though officials say this hasn’t happened yet with Joe Biden.

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As president-elect, Joe Biden should start receiving the same daily intelligence briefing as the one prepared for President Trump.

But so far, this hasn’t happened, and it’s not clear when the daily briefings will begin, according to intelligence officials.

Trump has not accepted the election results, and his administration has not yet authorized Biden and his team to start receiving government resources that range from the mundane — like office space and desks — to the highly sensitive, like top-secret intelligence briefings.