Thune: Intelligence Director Confirmation Could Break the FISA Deadlock
Home – Political News – Thune: Intelligence Director Confirmation Could Break the FISA Deadlock news Thune: Intelligence Director Confirmation Could Break the FISA Deadlock Virginia Grace McKinnon • June 16, 2026 Print Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) (C), accompanied by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) (L), speaks to reporters following a Republican policy luncheon at the U.S. The federal government relies on it to surveil foreigners without a warrant, looking for potential threats to the country.
- ▪Home – Political News – Thune: Intelligence Director Confirmation Could Break the FISA Deadlock news Thune: Intelligence Director Confirmation Could Break the FISA Deadlock Virginia Grace McKinnon • June 16, 2026 Print Senate Majority Leade
- ▪Tom Cotton (R-AR) (L), speaks to reporters following a Republican policy luncheon at the U.S.
- ▪The federal government relies on it to surveil foreigners without a warrant, looking for potential threats to the country.
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