Biden Admin to Brief ‘Gang of Eight’ on Chinese Spy Balloon Following McCarthy’s Request

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) requested a “Gang of Eight” classified briefing on Feb. 2, after the Pentagon announced that it had been tracking a suspected Chinese spy balloon floating over the United States.
A spokesperson for Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) told news outlets late Friday that the Biden administration is set to hold the requested intelligence briefing next week on the matter.
The “Gang of Eight” refers to the four congressional leaders from the House and Senate and the chairs and ranking members of the House and Senate Select Committees on Intelligence.
On Thursday, Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder announced that it was tracking “a high altitude surveillance balloon” flying over the United States, at a height “well above commercial air traffic and does not present a military or physical threat to people on the ground.”…}