Congress
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...
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...
Frontier AI Poses Urgent Cybersecurity Threat, Congress Warned
Why it matters: The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection held a hearing June 4 on how frontier AI models are...
CIA Scandal Triggers Senate Hearing
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence has scheduled a closed intelligence briefing for June 9 — and the timing points squarely at one of the most...
North Korea's Nuclear Arsenal Outpaces U.S. Diplomacy
A new Congressional Research Service report finds Pyongyang's weapons programs advancing on every front — and the Trump administration's diplomatic options...
Senate Intelligence Picks Overshadowed by Acting DNI Shake-Up
Why it matters: The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence held a nomination confirmation hearing on June 2 for two Trump intelligence picks, but the...
Congress Confronts AI Threat to Critical Infrastructure
The federal government is flying partially blind on one of the most consequential security shifts in a generation. AI systems are now autonomously...
Intelligence Panel Investigates National Security Breaches
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence convenes a closed briefing Wednesday evening on what it describes only as "certain intelligence matters" — the...
Congress Shapes Future Missile Defense Strategy
Congress is preparing to shape the next generation of American missile defense — and the stakes couldn't be higher. The House Armed Services Subcommittee on...
National Security: "Fraying, Being Dismantled, or Falling Into Disrepair"
Why it matters: The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence held a 9/11 Commission hearing on May 20 that served as a public reckoning with a...