Senate clears way for Trump’s top spy as key anti-terror program remains in limbo

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump’s pick to run the nation’s intelligence agencies is one step closer to clinching the job, and puts the Senate ever-closer to jump-starting a key counter-terrorism tool in the process. The Senate advanced Jay Clayton through a key hurdle Monday night to be the next … Read more

Trump’s DNI pick clears key hurdle, reviving path for nation’s top anti-terror surveillance program

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Republicans quietly advanced President Donald Trump’s pick to run the nation’s intelligence agencies and placed Congress back on a path to restart a crucial counterterrorism tool. Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Tom Cotton, R-Ark., revealed that the panel voted U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton out of committee in … Read more

WATCH: Dems unite on anti-terror spying authority amid standoff over Trump’s DNI pick

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A group of Democrat senators all agreed Congress should renew the government’s spying powers to ensure national security. When asked whether the authority should be reauthorized amid ongoing foreign and domestic terror threats, Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., Peter Welch, D-Vt., and Chris Coons, D-Del., all agreed while … Read more