Key facts
- The Senate Intelligence Committee will hold a hearing for DNI nominee Jay Clayton.
- Jay Clayton is President Trump's nominee for Director of National Intelligence.
- Lawmakers are at an impasse over renewing Section 702 of FISA.
- Section 702 of FISA, a warrantless surveillance authority, has lapsed.
- Senator Shelley Moore Capito criticized lawmakers for failing to extend Section 702 of FISA.
- Senator Capito urged an end to political maneuvering regarding FISA.
- Senator Capito stated the program's role in disrupting terrorist attacks.
- Senator Mark Warner backs Jay Clayton for DNI.
- Senator Warner cited Clayton's "right temperament."
- Senator Warner criticized the temporary appointment of Bill Pulte.
- Senator Warner called Bill Pulte "grossly unqualified."
