(CNN) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has informed the House and Senate Select Committees on Intelligence that it'll no longer be briefing on election security issues, according to letters obtained by CNN and a senior administration official. The official added that other agencies supporting election security, including the Department of Justice, Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security, intend to continue briefing Congress. Last month, the top intelligence official for election security, Bill Evanina, also reiterated a commitment to providing "robust intelligence-based briefings on election security" to key stakeholders that include Congress, along with the political parties and presidential campaigns. "We assess that China prefers that President Trump -- whom Beijing sees as unpredictable -- does not win reelection," he wrote. Evanina also stated that Iran is seeking to "undermine US democratic institutions, President Trump, and to divide the country."

Source: CNN August 29, 2020 17:00 UTC