DAILYCALLER (Nicole Silverio) - Lawmakers Won’t Stop Singing Praises Of Fed’s Favorite Warrantless Spying Tool
'We need to get FISA reauthorized as soon as possible'
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Trump delays Jay Clayton's nomination for DNI to pressure Senate to pass FISA, SAVE America Act
President Trump announced Wednesday morning he is pausing the confirmation process for federal prosecutor Jay Clayton’s nomination to be director of national intelligence until Congress approves the nation’s warrantless spy powers and a voter ID bill. But he later faced resistance from an ally — Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), who chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee — who at first said the hearing was slated to proceed. Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5927665-donald-trump-pauses-clayton-dni-nomination/ #Trump #BillPulte #JayClayton #Congress #Senate #Thune #TomCotton #NationalIntelligence
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Watch live: Trump intel pick Jay Clayton's confirmation hearing
Jay Clayton, Trump's nominee to replace Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence (DNI), is set to go before senators for his confirmation hearing on Wednesday afternoon. Trump announced early Wednesday morning that Republicans were cancelling Clayton's confirmation hearing because Democrats are refusing to extend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act until Trump pulls Bill Pulte as acting DNI. He also said he wants to get Jamie McDonald confirmed as Clayton's replacement as U.S. attorney in the Southern District of New York before moving ahead with shifting Clayton to the intelligence role. However, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said later on Wednesday Clayton's hearing would proceed as…
DAILYCALLER (Vince Coglianese) - Editor Daily Rundown: John Thune Rejects Trump’s Push To Pass ‘Save America Act’ With FISA
'IT WOULD TANK' THE GOVERNMENT'S SURVEILLANCE POWERS, THUNE COMPLAINS ... SAYS HE DOESN'T HAVE THE VOTES TO PASS IT
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Joseph Addington) - Trump Says Bill Pulte Will Stay as Acting DNI
State of the Union: The president said Republicans’ quick approval of DNI nominee Clayton had enabled Democrats to break a deal. The post Trump Says Bill Pulte Will Stay as Acting DNI appeared first on The American Conservative .
In a social media post Wednesday, President Donald Trump said William Pulte would stay on as acting director of national intelligence, despite Republicans working quickly to confirm the president’s nominee for the position, Jay Clayton. Republicans had agreed to remove William Pulte, whose appointment had stirred controversy, in exchange for Democratic support for extending FISA, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. But Trump said Republicans moved too quickly on the confirmation for Clayton, who is currently U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. This would have pushed Pulte’s departure up to before Democrats fulfilled their side of the bargain by renewing FISA. Trump said that he does not want Clayton in his…Open
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Trump Moves to Delay Clayton’s DNI Confirmation in Renewed SAVE Act Push.
President Donald J. Trump has moved to delay Jay Clayton's nomination as Director of National Intelligence (DNI) as part of a renewed effort to push the Senate to pass the SAVE America Act.
President Donald J. Trump has moved to delay Jay Clayton’s nomination as Director of National Intelligence (DNI) as part of a renewed effort to push the Senate to pass the SAVE America Act. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump moved to delay the confirmation of Jay Clayton as Director of National Intelligence (DNI) on Wednesday morning, while tying the renewal of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to the passage of election integrity measures in the SAVE America Act. Trump stated on Truth Social that he will keep his previous nominee, Bill Pulte , as Acting DNI while Congress deliberates. DETAIL: Clayton, currently the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and a former Securities and…Open
AXIOS (Avery Lotz) - Trump's DNI fight turns into Senate cliffhanger
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) said that Wednesday's scheduled confirmation for President Trump 's director of national intelligence nominee, Jay Clayton , is still on for now — hours after the president claimed it was canceled. The big picture: Clayton's nomination, which the Senate was aiming to fast-track, has been widely regarded as a way to ease tension between the White House and the upper chamber's Republicans after Trump nominated Bill Pulte as acting intelligence chief. Driving the news: "We will proceed with his hearing as scheduled unless the president directs him not to appear or withdraws his nomination," Cotton, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence's Republican chair, said in a Wednesday X post . - The hearing for…
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) said that Wednesday's scheduled confirmation for President Trump 's director of national intelligence nominee, Jay Clayton , is still on for now — hours after the president claimed it was canceled. The big picture: Clayton's nomination, which the Senate was aiming to fast-track, has been widely regarded as a way to ease tension between the White House and the upper chamber's Republicans after Trump nominated Bill Pulte as acting intelligence chief. Driving the news: "We will proceed with his hearing as scheduled unless the president directs him not to appear or withdraws his nomination," Cotton, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence's Republican chair, said in a Wednesday X post . - The hearing for…Open
REDSTATE (Susie Moore) - Morning Minute: FISA? Or FIFA?
DAILYCALLER (Arianna Hooker) - Trump Halts Clayton Nomination Until His Latest Demand Is Met
'Republicans agreed with Dumocrats'