This week on The Hill: Senate tees up Clayton DNI nomination as FISA talks stall
Summary
The Senate Intelligence Committee will hold a hearing to consider Jay Clayton, President Trump's nominee for director of national intelligence. Lawmakers are also trying to find a solution for the expiration of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which ended on June 12.Key Facts
- Jay Clayton is President Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence.
- The Senate Intelligence Committee will hold a confirmation hearing for Clayton this week.
- Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) expired on June 12.
- This law allowed the government to conduct certain warrantless surveillance for intelligence purposes.
- Congress has not yet passed a new law to replace or extend this surveillance authority.
- Lawmakers are working to find a way to renew or modify the expired surveillance powers.
- The situation affects government intelligence and security operations.
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