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A surprise twist in Washington this morning. President Trump has pulled the plug on a Senate
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confirmation hearing for his pick to lead the nation's intelligence agencies, and he's tying
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the move to a fight over surveillance powers and election law. Trump announced on Truth Social
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that he's postponing a confirmation hearing for Jay Clayton, his nominee to serve as director of
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national intelligence. Instead, Bill Pulte will remain acting DNI for now. The president accused
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Democrats of backing away from a deal to support reauthorization of a key foreign surveillance
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program known as FISA after Republicans moved to replace Pulte. Trump also said he doesn't want to
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remove Clayton from his current job as U.S. attorney in Manhattan until his replacement is confirmed
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Adding another twist, the president says he will not support a FISA extension
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unless Congress also passes the Save America Act, also called the Save Act
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a Republican-backed bill that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections
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Clayton's hearing had been scheduled for today. There's no word yet on when it will be rescheduled
