Top Dems on intelligence committees were not briefed before strikes — but Republicans were

Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., at a Financial Services Committee hearing on Dec. 13.Al Drago / Bloomberg via Getty Images file

Jim Himes, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, was not briefed before the US’ strikes on Iran — even though his GOP counterpart on the panel, Chairman Rick Crawford, was in contact with the White House, per a person f…