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President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he is delaying the nomination of federal prosecutor Jay Clayton to serve as director of national intelligence, linking the move to a broader effort to pressure Congress into passing a voter identification bill and renewing a key federal surveillance authority. In a lengthy post …

A powerful surveillance authority used by U.S. intelligence agencies to monitor foreign threats is set to expire Friday after the House failed to approve a temporary extension and lawmakers left Washington for a nearly two-week recess. The lapse would mark the first time Congress has allowed Section 702 of the …

President Donald Trump on Tuesday appointed Bill Pulte, a close ally with no intelligence background, to serve as acting director of national intelligence. The appointment places him atop the nation’s intelligence apparatus as the United States remains embroiled in conflict with Iran and diplomatic efforts to end the fighting remain …

A senior Trump administration official has referred Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., to the Justice Department over allegations of mortgage fraud, escalating a widening series of politically charged accusations targeting some of former President Donald Trump’s most outspoken critics. The referral was made by Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte, …