Jay Clayton appears before the Senate Intelligence Committee during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill July 15, 2026 Currently serving as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Clayton’s hearing comes days after his department signed off on controversial subpoenas against New York Times reporters. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Getty Images)
Clayton maintained he was not an “election denier” but wouldn’t directly answer a number of questions about the 2020 race, his predecessor’s appearance at a January election…
A diffuse landscape, fruitful targets, companies not stepping up, AI’s influence and flagging U.S. government efforts all figure into a shifting threat.
(L-R) Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., and Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., accept the Bipartisan Leadership in AI Award onstage during the Second Annual AI Honors hosted by the Washington AI Network at Waldorf Astoria Washington D.C. on June 3, 2026. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Washington AI Network)
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks at a press conference with other members of Senate Republican leadership following a policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on April 21, 2026. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States Kash Patel is seen in the Capitol near a meeting on the administration’s use of FISA authority on March 18, 2026. (Photo by Alex Kent/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Congress overhauled Section 702 in 2024 with 56 changes. Now, as the law nears expiration, supporters and critics can’t even agree on what the numbers show.
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., walks towards a closed-door briefing with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Nov. 5, 2025 on Capitol Hill. (Photo by Tom Brenner/Getty Images)
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Vice Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., talks to reporters about Democrats being excluded from briefings the Trump Administration gave to Republicans about military strikes on alleged drug boats at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 30, 2025. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
The ‘Authority of Law’ statue outside the entrance to the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., US. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg, Getty Images
The Administrative Office of the United States Courts denied ignoring expert advice in a letter to Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., who blasted Chief Justice Roberts in a…
Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe, accompanied by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, speaks during a Senate Committee on Intelligence hearing Tuesday. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
