U.S. intelligence community to stand up center addressing foreign malign influence

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) will establish a new center tasked with tracking overseas efforts to wage disinformation and influence campaigns in the U.S., a spokesperson said Monday.   

The Foreign Malign Influence Center will focus on "coordinating and integrating intelligence pertaining to malign influence, drawing together relevant and diverse expertise to better understand and monitor the challenge," the ODNI spokesman said in a statement.   The official said that plans for the center arose in response to congressional demands and in light of "evolving threats."