- President Donald Trump announced Jay Clayton, former SEC chair and current U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, as his new nominee for director of national intelligence.
- This decision came after Democrats threatened to allow key Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) legislation to expire rather than accept Trump's previous DNI pick, Bill Pulte.
- Democrats opposed Pulte's appointment due to his lack of experience in the intelligence community, leading to a congressional stalemate.
- Republicans' attempts to secure temporary extensions for FISA, including three-week and one-week proposals, were rejected by Democrats.
- Trump's announcement of Clayton's nomination occurred as the Senate was poised to let the FISA law lapse, with senators already leaving for the weekend.
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