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Jun 17, 2026 Trump cancelled the Senate confirmation hearing for DNI nominee Jay Clayton via social media hours before it was scheduled Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
The president unilaterally blocked a Senate confirmation process to ensure a loyalist remained in an acting intelligence leadership role, bypassing legislative oversight.
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- Trump cancels Jay Clayton's DNI confirmation hearing — On June 17 at 3:54 a.m. Washington time, Trump posted on Truth Social from France that he was cancelling the Senate Intelligence Committee's scheduled confirmation hearing for Jay Clayton as permanent DNI, which was set to occur that day. Trump cited Democrats' alleged gamesmanship over the FISA extension and his desire to appoint a new U.S. attorney to replace Clayton. The practical effect was to ensure that Pulte would serve as acting DNI, as only two days remained before Gabbard's departure on June 19.
- Trump cancelled Senate confirmation hearing for Jay Clayton as DNI — On June 17, just hours before a Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing was scheduled to begin, Trump posted that "we are cancelling the Senate Hearing RE: DNI today." This action prevented the confirmation of U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton, allowing William Pulte to become acting DNI instead. Clayton had been nominated after members of both parties objected to Pulte's appointment, but Trump used the cancellation to bypass the Senate confirmation process entirely.
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Jun 13, 2026 Congress allowed Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to expire after failing multiple votes to extend it Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
A major warrantless surveillance authority lapsed after lawmakers, distrustful of a politically loyal acting intelligence director, refused to renew it, creating legal uncertainty.
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- Section 702 of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act expired at midnight — At midnight on June 12–13, Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act expired, marking the first lapse in the program's nearly 18-year history. On June 12, the House failed to pass even a three-week extension, falling short on a 198–218 vote. Three separate Senate attempts also failed before lawmakers left town. Section 702 permits the government to collect communications of foreigners abroad without a warrant, but Americans are swept up when they communicate with those targets, and agencies have repeatedly searched that data without warrants, including queries on protesters, journalists, and lawmakers. Trump had installed Bill Pulte, a loyalist with no intelligence background known for targeting Trump critics with mortgage fraud investigations, as acting Director of National Intelligence, prompting Democratic refusal to renew the tool.
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Week 74 – 2026-06-13–2026-06-19
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