An empty committee room defines Senate-White House relations

Source: www.rollcall.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center · Published: Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:59:10 GMT

An empty Senate Intelligence Committee room summed up the mood Wednesday afternoon during what was supposed to be an easy step in Majority Leader John Thune’s plan to revive a lapsed surveillance authority. Instead, the key spy powers tool, the committee room and senators themselves were left in the dark after President Donald Trump directed […]

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