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Senate Intelligence Panel Revisits Clayton DNI Nomination
The Senate Intelligence Committee is moving forward with a second attempt to confirm Walter Clayton as Director of National Intelligence on July 15, after...
Senate Intelligence Committee To Hold Closed Meeting
The Senate Intelligence Committee is scheduled to receive a closed briefing on classified intelligence matters on July 14, 2026, as the committee navigates...
US-China Tech Theft Threatens National Security
The House Select Committee on Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party is scheduled to examine US-China strategic...
GAO: Agencies Rush to Cloud While Security Safeguards Lag Behind
A Government Accountability Office report released on June 25, 2026, examined how federal agencies are managing cloud data security as they increasingly...
CCP Espionage Threat Sparks Civil Rights Debate
A House Select Committee hearing on Chinese Communist Party economic espionage exposed deep tensions over how America should confront foreign threats...
Committee Examines Russia's Digital Repression in Ukraine
The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe is convening a briefing on Russia's tech authoritarianism in Ukraine's occupied territories, examining...
Senate Oversight Hearing on Expired Surveillance Authority
The Senate Intelligence Committee hearing scheduled for Wednesday marks a critical moment for congressional oversight of U.S. intelligence operations. The...
CIA Official's Gold Scheme Triggers Election Security Concerns
The Senate Intelligence Committee is convening a closed briefing as a former senior CIA official faces charges in a sprawling case involving hundreds of...
Senate Examines Cartel Threat to U.S. Security
A Senate hearing on Mexican drug cartels and their threat to U.S. national security comes as the Trump administration escalates pressure on Mexico to allow...
Legis1 Background: Jay Clayton's Accelerated Confirmation Push for Director of National Intelligence
NBC News reported on the accelerated timeline for Jay Clayton's confirmation process as Director of National Intelligence. Senate Majority Leader John Thune...
Intelligence Chief Confirmed Amid Surveillance Authority Crisis
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence is convening a closed session intelligence briefing on June 16, just days after a cascade of events shook the...
Legis1 Background: Republicans Use World Cup to Squeeze Democrats on FISA Extension Collapse
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act lapsed Friday night after Congress failed to pass a FISA Section 702 extension before leaving...
House Committee Examines Intelligence Watchdog Independence
The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence is set to examine the effectiveness of the Intelligence Community Inspector General at a moment when...
Senate Intelligence Committee Faces Election and CIA Crises
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence has scheduled a closed briefing for Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at a moment when congressional hearing...
FISA Authority Expires Amid Intelligence Nominee Fight
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence is convening a closed business meeting on June 18 — just days after FISA Section 702, the government's most...
FISA Surveillance Authority Ends as House Rejects Reauthorization
Why it matters: Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act — the authority that allows U.S. intelligence agencies to collect communications of...
Russia-China Military Cooperation Reaches Historic Peak
Russia and China conducted 11 combined military exercises and patrols in 2024 alone, the most in a single year on record, and the pace shows no sign of...
Senate Examines China-Linked Elder Fraud Threat
The Senate Special Committee on Aging is set to examine a pattern of China-linked fraud, influence operations, and security threats that federal prosecutors...