上院情報委員会は、国家情報長官（DNI）に指名されたジェイ・クレイトン氏の承認公聴会を延期した。トランプ大統領が深夜、SNS「Truth Social」への投稿で延期を指示したことによるもの。当面の間、ビル・パルテ氏が長官代行を務める。
上院情報委員会のトム・コットン委員長（共和党）は、トランプ氏の指示を受けて公聴会の延期を発表した。公聴会は水曜午後に予定されていた。
トランプ氏は、ジェイミー・マクドナルド氏が連邦検事として承認されるまで、今回の指名手続きを進めないと述べた。また、外国諜報監視法（FISA）第702条に基づく監視ツールの再承認を、「SAVE America Act（選挙法案）」の可決と関連付けている。
クレイトン氏は現在、ニューヨーク南部地区の連邦検事を務めている。トランプ氏の第1期政権下では証券取引委員会（SEC）委員長を歴任した。
情報機関での経験がないパルテ氏が、引き続き代行を務めることになる。前任のタルシー・ギャバード長官は先月、辞任を表明していた。
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Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act expired on Friday after Congress failed to renew it. The lapse stems from opposition to President Trump's choice of Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence. Trump has since nominated Jay Clayton for the permanent role.
President Trump has nominated former Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Jay Clayton to serve as Director of National Intelligence. The move replaces outgoing chief Tulsi Gabbard and follows controversy over an acting appointment.
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President Donald Trump has tapped Bill Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, to become acting director of national intelligence, a move that has helped derail congressional efforts to extend a key U.S. surveillance authority under FISA Section 702 ahead of a Friday deadline.
U.S. Congress members returned to Washington this week after a two-week recess, facing a packed agenda including a high-profile Democrat's scandal, an ongoing war with Iran, expiring spy powers, and a prolonged Department of Homeland Security shutdown. Lawmakers must address calls to expel Representative Eric Swalwell, conduct show votes on the Iran conflict, renew FISA Section 702 authority, and resolve funding for the shuttered agency. These issues highlight tensions between parties and constitutional questions over executive actions.
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President Donald Trump intends to nominate Harmeet Dhillon as associate attorney general, following the ouster of Attorney General Pam Bondi. Dhillon, currently head of the DOJ's Civil Rights Division, would move up after Stanley Woodward's resignation on Saturday. The move comes amid a broader reshuffling at the Justice Department.
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Thursday released a revised proposal to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act for three years after earlier renewal efforts failed. The plan keeps the program’s current structure — including no new warrant requirement for FBI searches of Americans’ communications collected under the authority — while adding reporting and other oversight provisions as the April 30 expiration date approaches.
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The U.S. Department of Justice has dropped its criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over cost overruns at the central bank's headquarters renovation. The move, announced by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro on Friday, shifts scrutiny to the Fed's inspector general and clears a path for Senate confirmation of President Trump's nominee Kevin Warsh. The probe had been criticized as an effort to pressure Powell amid disputes over interest rates.