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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)

Dems press DNI nominee Jay Clayton on election security questions, but leave dismayed

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…
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)

Congress kicks the can down the road on surveillance law (again)

It’s the second extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act in 10 days, and a regular ritual for the Hill.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump during the National Guard Association of the United States’ 146th General Conference & Exhibition at Huntington Place Convention Center on Aug. 26 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Emily Elconin/Getty Images)

Who would be the cyber pros in a second Trump term?

If elected again, the former president might draw both on returning officials and yet-untapped pockets of talent.
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