Center-left lawmakers recently expressed their frustration over the ongoing war in Iran and the appointment of Bill Pulte as the acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI). As a result, they voted against extending a surveillance tool they consider critical.
On June 16, 2026, Sen. Mark Warner, a Democrat from Virginia and the vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, was seen at the Capitol. This image was captured by J. Scott Applewhite of the Associated Press.
Earlier in June, Sen. Mark R. Warner was preparing to make a case to his Democratic colleagues in the Senate. He believed that despite their significant mistrust of the Trump administration, they should consider taking a risk and support the renewal of a contentious surveillance law that was nearing expiration.
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