The US Senate is considering giving up crucial authority over key intelligence officials responsible for assuring major agencies comply with legal restrictions and the Constitution.
The top legal officials at the Central Intelligence Agency and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence would no longer need Senate confirmation under the latest version of a broad policy bill approved by the Senate Intelligence Committee.
The change, approved in a closed session of the panel and described by Democratic Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon, would come as President Donald Trump has been criticized for directing law enforcement and other agencies to ...
