Johnson’s FISA extension fails spectacularly
Though more than a dozen Republicans voted against the measure, the House speaker accused Democrats of playing political games with the nomination of Bill Pulte as director of national intelligence.
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... House Speaker Mike Johnson was furious Thursday after a proposed three-week extension to an expansive government surveillance authority went down in flames in Congress, just hours before the authority is set to expire. And while an apoplectic Johnson lambasted Democrats for what he said was partisan gamesmanship over President Donald Trump's pick to lead the country's intelligence services, his short-term patch to the controversial spy powers failed to capture even a simple majority in the Republican-controlled House. ...
And while an apoplectic Johnson lambasted Democrats for what he said was partisan gamesmanship over President Donald Trump's pick to lead the country's intelligence services, his short-term patch to the controversial spy powers failed to capture even a simple majority in the Republican-controlled House. ...
#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-06-11 06:33 PM | Reply
Apparently Pres Trump acknowledged his dwindling support in Congress for Mr Pulte ...
Trump names Jay Clayton to serve as director of national intelligence www.npr.org
... President Trump on Thursday named Jay Clayton, a federal prosecutor and former head of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to serve as director of national intelligence. "Few people anywhere in the Legal Community are respected at the level of Jay," the president wrote in a post on Truth Social announcing the nomination. "I encourage the United States Senate to confirm Jay as soon as possible. Thank you for your attention to this matter!" ...
"Few people anywhere in the Legal Community are respected at the level of Jay," the president wrote in a post on Truth Social announcing the nomination. "I encourage the United States Senate to confirm Jay as soon as possible. Thank you for your attention to this matter!" ...
How much intelligence experience does Mr Clayton have?
#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-06-11 06:37 PM | Reply
Don't you have to be a human being to serve in Congress? Johnson is a worm.
#3 | Posted by Zed at 2026-06-11 06:40 PM | Reply
@#3 ... Johnson is a worm. ...
Possibly.
If so, a worm that seems to be little more than a worm sock-puppet for Pres trump.
#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-06-11 06:52 PM | Reply
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